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12th April 2007, 04:16 PM

"Thomas Borchert" <borchert_thomas@m> wrote in message
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>> This was written by someone obviously too young to have ever driven a
>> car with manifold vacuum powered windshield wipers and little to no
>> understanding of real engines.
>>
>
> This was written by someone running his AIRCRAFT engine at full
> throttle at the altitudes used by many of us. A throttle setting that
> will yield no usable manifold "pressure". A car is operated
> differently.
>
> --
> Thomas Borchert (EDDH)
>

The old cars didn't either. At idle the wipers would work at the normal
rate. When you accellirated from a stop they would either quit or slow to a
crawel. When you drop the throttle approaching your next stop, they would
waive franitically. It was really a hoot!

12th April 2007, 04:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Maxwell Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Rationale behind vacuum instruments "Thomas Borchert" <borchert_thomas@m> wrote in message news:VA.00007454.1bb5410c@m... >> This was written by someone obviously too young to have ever driven a >> car with manifold vacuum powered windshield wipers and little to no >> understanding of real engines. >> > > This was written by someone running his AIRCRAFT engine at full > throttle at the altitudes used by many of us. A throttle setting that > will yield no usable manifold "pressure". A car is operated > differently. > > -- > Thomas Borchert (EDDH) > The old cars didn't either. At idle the wipers would work at the normal rate. When you accellirated from a stop they would either quit or slow to a crawel. When you drop the throttle approaching your next stop, they would waive franitically. It was really a hoot!