[TR] Clear/Amber Fog

Stan Foster stan at redtr6.com
Thu Jan 30 07:13:41 MST 2020


The new Mazda’s with iStop don’t even use a starter motor. They stop the engine with the pistons and valves positioned so the engine will start with just the ignition.

Stan
From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Don Hiscock
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:00 AM
To: Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com>
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Clear/Amber Fog

I've had cars in the past, Randall, where I'd choose the shutoff point so it was pointed a bit downhill when I got back to it.  We don't need no stinkin' starter motors!

On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 7:57 AM Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com<mailto:TR3driver at ca.rr.com>> wrote:

> You're right! I forgot about the crank. But then you would
> need magneto ignition when the battery was stone cold dead.

True, but very rarely is the battery stone cold dead (unless you left the
lights on).  With points (unlike many electronic ignitions), the engine will
still fire at cranking speeds even with the battery discharged below the
point where it's normally considered "dead".  Lead acid batteries even
recover (just a little) when sitting idle; so if the engine was running when
you got home, there is almost certain to be enough left to fire the plugs
the next morning.

But when I used to fight with the lack of generator capacity, many years
ago, I didn't own a hand crank.  So I got adept at push-starting the car by
myself.  Probably couldn't do it today, though.

-- Randall

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