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On Tue, 2002-07-30 at 15:09, Jim Adney wrote: > On 29 Jul 2002, at 21:36, Dave Hall wrote: > . > > I had always thought the same thing, but a few years ago my generator belt > broke just outside of Chicago. I was already on my way home, so I decided > to see how far I could get, on the theory that the closer I got to home the > more likely I would be to get my wife to bring me a belt and my tools. > > 150 miles and 3 hours of warm daytime driving later, I pulled up into my > driveway, still under my own power. I hadn't used the lights, radio, or wipers, > but I was still surprised that it made it all the way. As a test, I tried the > starter after I had shut down in the driveway and the engine started up > instantly. I don't think it was at all close to its limit. > I have always figured a fully charged battery was good for about 200-250 miles without lights, radio, or wipers. And a transistor radio isn't that bad. Just the amplifier. :=) -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/