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| Thread ID: 70313 | 2006-06-28 23:46:00 | Which uses more fuel ? | SKT174 (1319) | PC World Chat |
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| 467141 | 2006-06-30 05:56:00 | heh...I laughed so hard I think I dislocated my jaw..... :cool: | Metla (12) | ||
| 467142 | 2006-06-30 06:05:00 | So scrared? only when it's other peoples safety i'm putting at risk Ok, then put it to neutral gear. But not as fuel saving as shutting down the engine.Well i suppose some people call things like the Lyttelton tunnel a hill, sure one can cruise down that in neutral and still be at 50Km/Hr, but there is no way i would take my truck down any real hill in nuetral... I'm just not that foolhardy. I lived up the top of Millerton hill for 7+ years, and thats a hill that some Westport people still won't drive up because they think it's too narly. |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 467143 | 2006-06-30 06:12:00 | So scrared? Ok, then put it to neutral gear Are you crazy? putting your car/truck in neutral while going down a steep & windy road is downright dangerous Edit: I mean windy as in lots of corners, not lots of air movement. Correct me if i spelt it wrong - that is bloody confusing if I spelt it correct. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 467144 | 2006-06-30 06:17:00 | So scrared? Ok, then put it to neutral gear . But not as fuel saving as shutting down the engine . So I guess with the engine off the first corner you come to should be interesting . . . . I mean with the steering auto-lock and all :D Been caught out with that myself when I thought I would just let gravity roll my car down a driveway to repark it rather than turning on the engine late at night . No power assisted brakes and steering wheel locking as I tried to turn at the bend . . . :waughh: You don't try that stunt twice . :p |
Jen (38) | ||
| 467145 | 2006-06-30 06:24:00 | So I guess with the engine off the first corner you come to should be interesting .... I mean with the steering auto-lock and all :D Been caught out with that myself when I thought I would just let gravity roll my car down a driveway to repark it rather than turning on the engine late at night. No power assisted brakes and steering wheel locking as I tried to turn at the bend ... :waughh: You don't try that stunt twice. :p Leave your key in the car not letting the steering wheel lock. |
MTLance (6768) | ||
| 467146 | 2006-06-30 06:29:00 | So scrared? Ok, then put it to neutral gear. But not as fuel saving as shutting down the engine. Eeeekkk... There speaks one that has never driven a large truck (at least I can only hope they have not done so). Exhaust braking can be critical when controlling a loaded truck going downhill, either of your "suggestion" will kill a few innocent people. They rely on the engine to be running and the truck to be in gear, oddly enough. As does the hydraulics. Please read and learn? en.wikipedia.org Please do us all a favour MTLance and let us know when and where you will be driving so we can strenuously avoid that area.... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 467147 | 2006-06-30 06:47:00 | For what its worth, The brakes on a truck are held open by air pressure , as soon as the air pressure drops the brakes get applied. The engine must be running toi build up air pressure for the brakes. Anyhow, Would have gone off-road on the first corner before the rig ran out of air pressure. As for exhast brakes, all nice and well, but anyone holding a truck licence( well, one worth giving a job to) should have the ability to govern the travel speed of the rig via the gearbox..... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 467148 | 2006-06-30 06:48:00 | Eeeekkk... There speaks one that has never driven a large truck (at least I can only hope they have not done so). Exhaust braking can be critical when controlling a loaded truck going downhill, either of your "suggestion" will kill a few innocent people. They rely on the engine to be running and the truck to be in gear, oddly enough. As does the hydraulics. Please read and learn? en.wikipedia.org Please do us all a favour MTLance and let us know when and where you will be driving so we can strenuously avoid that area....No. For normal cars. |
MTLance (6768) | ||
| 467149 | 2006-06-30 06:53:00 | No. For normal cars. Even a very light car would go off the road if you tried to send it down a steep hill in neutral - you would have to be breaking heavily to keep your speed in check, and you would either break too heavily (if you are inexperienced in those coniditions) & lose traction, or your breaks would overheat. Godfather - thanks for the link - it was interesting reading. I've never even thought about driving a truck, so I wasn't familiar with how all the components work. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 467150 | 2006-06-30 07:01:00 | For what its worth, The brakes on a truck are held open by air pressure , as soon as the air pressure drops the brakes get applied. The engine must be running toi build up air pressure for the brakes.Not all trucks. Esmarelda is now 21, and has a brake system similar to what you would find in a car of it's age, only scaled up of course. I could go down hill without running the engine, of course i'd need a full brain removal first. | personthingy (1670) | ||
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