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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22237 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
and less of these: Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14654 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Would liked to have witnessed that.Here you go: Autobahn rest stop in southern Germany, 1972. Us - 15 year old series 1 landrover, on our way to Turkey. Them - with a very smoky coach, on their way back to Turkey. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24881 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Thanks :-) How did you do it? Forward or reverse? |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14654 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Thanks :-) How did you do it? Forward or reverse?Just as you see us - but remember we did have 4WD and low ratio. Can't remember if we used them. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24881 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
LOL. I've found that the fastest way to bump start a vehicle is in reverse. Never needed more than 5 feet to get a truck started. The best ever was at TP Cambridge. They had a new Class 2 flatbed delivered & on arrival the driver stalled it & couldn't restart it. Being stuck in the middle of the yard, it was causing issues. Had a word with the FLT driver, jumped in & 5 feet later she was up & running. The queries I got (being a security guard - took a break from driving due to a fatal accident) were sad :-( |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30701 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
9 years ago, texting, 25 dead. http://www.dailynews.com/2017/09/12/photos-9th-anniversary-of-the-chatsworth-metrolink-crash/ |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65793 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
+1 Some fad. Tesla recently said they are committed to building 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations, here in the US, one is being built near Me, and is almost done, when will the place be done? I've no idea, could be in October, November, or December, maybe. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11362 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
In contrast you can use jump leads to start a car with a flat battery, you can also bump start them. If the car has FI it requires fuel pressure, that requires a working fuel pump which needs electricity so the car won't start with a flat battery, period. A low battery, bump start probably, a flat battery not possible w/o fuel pressure and I also ask where do you get spark w/o the battery? |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65793 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
In contrast you can use jump leads to start a car with a flat battery, you can also bump start them. And a bump start last I looked requires a Manual Transmission. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13755 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
and I also ask where do you get spark w/o the battery? Alternator. The Honda CB110 (Super Cub) is fuel injected, electric start. But for those times people leave the key in the ignition & don't turn it off discharging the battery, it's got a kick starter. Grant Darwin NT |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30701 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
In contrast you can use jump leads to start a car with a flat battery, you can also bump start them. Just put the hand crank in and give it a go. Spark magneto. Who needs a battery? |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65793 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
and I also ask where do you get spark w/o the battery? A 1978 Suzuki GS550E had a kick starter too, but I only used it once, just to see if it would work, it did, but I wouldn't recommend using it. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Kevin Olley Send message Joined: 3 Aug 99 Posts: 906 Credit: 261,085,289 RAC: 572 |
The advantage with hydrogen is that it is lighter than air, unlike petrol, lpg and others. any leak is dispersed into the atmosphere very fast. Kevin |
Kevin Olley Send message Joined: 3 Aug 99 Posts: 906 Credit: 261,085,289 RAC: 572 |
Note: - I did not mention safety of using hydrogen as a road fuel. this was quite deliberate. Got a garage a couple of miles down the road from me, it was used for the first London hydrogen busses, it used wind turbines to generate power to produce hydrogen. The technology used for fueling is now outdated and decommissioned. Better refueling rigs are now out there. Last year on Radio 4 on one of the science programs someone was saying that the laboratory testing for electricity to hydrogen and then hydrogen back to electricity was achieving over 80% and improving. Kevin |
Kevin Olley Send message Joined: 3 Aug 99 Posts: 906 Credit: 261,085,289 RAC: 572 |
you can also bump start them. You can't do that with a 12.5 ton London bus!!Can't answer that one, but with HGV rigids, it's easy & have done so several times, to the amazement of the youngsters :-) I have also jump started a few heavies from a car, Its just a case of charging one battery and then boosting the other one. Kevin |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13755 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Interesting that we had this mention of Hydrogen vehicles, because the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) has a story about Hydrogen cars today. Hydrogen for cars. For example, the tank of Toyota's Mirai holds 5 kilograms of compressed hydrogen. The car's range has not been tested in Australia but in Europe it takes about three minutes to refuel a tank, which will last about 550 kilometres. Grant Darwin NT |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65793 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
341.75 miles, that's good. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Then you just have to find a place to refuel:) It will take many years to resolve the distribution and infrastructure problems before we will see hydrogen vehicles. But the US Army are trying the Chevrolet ZH2. Apparently more safe to drive in enemy territories and Green as well:) https://youtu.be/F4qRUbAQ9v8 |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65793 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I'll pass, I'd rather have an electric car, though where I live at now, can't accommodate an electric car, I'd have to move the manufactured home I live in, but I don't know where to get the money from loans would be nice, but are unaffordable to Me, the land would be pretty easy I'd just need a down payment, it's the teardown, moving, and setup. So I'm stuck here. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Kevin Olley Send message Joined: 3 Aug 99 Posts: 906 Credit: 261,085,289 RAC: 572 |
Within the UK 14 places now and another 4 on the way. Whats even more interesting Installing a hydrogen pump used to require a major rebuild of the forecourt. Now it can be made off-site and delivered in a shipping container on the back of a truck as a completely functioning refuelling station. That’s made it simpler and cheaper to make this technology available. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/m25-hydrogen-brings-britain-closer-zero-carbon-motoring-first/ Kevin |
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