Message text written by Bill Gunshannon
>4 hours!! I drove mine for almost two weeks and 300 miles before the
battery ran down enough to not turn the starter. Of course, at this
point I was 70 miles from home. No problem. I pushed the car about
10 feet, the wife popped the clutch in reverse, the car started. We
then drove it the 70 miles to get home. A lot to be said for cars
with mechanical fuel pumps (and mechanical everything else for that
matter. I would think in an emergency I could push start the car and
drive it in daylight using only a pair of lantern batteries.
bill
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Right, Bill. The ignition system uses about 1 amp of current. An alkaline
D-cell has a rating of about 10 Amp-Hours. As long as you don't use the
lights, wipers, or heater you could go a long way on 8 D-cells.
Dave
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