[Shop-talk] Dead battery question

[Donald H Locker]

Thank you for saying all this. I started but got tired of listing all the improvements (fuel economy, material economy, longevity, reliability, safety, ...) and just gave up.

Donald.

On 1/2/23 12:47, David Scheidt wrote:

>> On Jan 2, 2023, at 09:22, John T. Blair [<jblair1948 at cox.net>](mailto: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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