[Shop-talk] Dead battery question

[David Scheidt]

> On Jan 2, 2023, at 09:22, John T. Blair <jblair1948 at cox.net> wrote:
>  At 09:06 AM 1/2/2023, Thomas Coradeschi wrote:
> 
> >At least you can get the hood open to connect jumper cables! My boxster has
> >solenoid operated latches for both the trunk and the frunk (guess which is 
> >which!). Fortunately, the engineers at Porsche added a connector to the fuse 
> >block in the driver’s footwell, ....
> 
> Tom,
> 
> You've got to wonder what the heck these designer were thinking.  Do they ever 
> try to use the stuff they design.  Not to mention the cost.
> 
> For example:
> 
> 1. We used to have a fan that was bolted to the crank or the water pump.  Yes it
> made a little noise at high speeds, but you had so much other noises you didn't notice, and yes, if you were stuck idling for a long time the engine would over heat
> because the fan couldn't pull enough air.  But it didn't cost anything. 

Except the five hp draw at highway speed, whether there was a need for it or not, which is a substantial fraction of the power required to move the whole car, even a square Detroit behemoth. 

Modern vehicles are better in every way than old ones. Not being able to fix one with a rock and a pointy stick is not a problem, because they need much less fixing.  Modern cars have coolant replacement intervals longer than the car replacement intervals of those engine fan beastsl
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