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Date:         Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:47:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Paul <wognacious@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Paul <wognacious@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
Comments: To: pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CA+n284NvpWVN4G2xv6E3XUKweFzoL+r=-_2LtCfrsBj29MXnZw@mail.gmail.com>
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Relax your brains for a day, by the way Happy Father's Day to ya'll,
father's or not.
Again, Can't we all just get along?
Rodney King in a Volkswagen Thing


On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 4:24 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:


> I guess I'm looking just for the range of educated opinions of the
> listmembers.
>
> In a well-maintained Vanagon, how long does a stop have to be for it to be
> better to stop the engine and later restart it, versus idling?
>
> 10 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, etc?
>
> I'm wondering about the theory of it, not the practical aspects as relate
> to the needs of actually driving around other vehicles...
>
> -Wes
>
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