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<blockquote data-quote="cossie" data-source="post: 741820" data-attributes="member: 2865"><p><strong>special way</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000066"><strong>turning on the aircon, amplifiers, lamps and any other accessory will require power from the engine from extra loading from the alternator, compressor and re-charging the battery that has just been used to crank the engine. for this reason, some people feel it is better to keep the loads to a minimum while warming up the engine.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000066"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000066"><strong>there is no harm if we treat our engine in a 'special way'. but i think the modern engine and components can cope with all these demands. if turning on all the accessories before the engine is warmed up will shut-off the engine, then i will look into the cold air-fuel mixture or other possible causes for the engine to 'mati' when i turn on some things while the engine is cold (applies to engines with ECU only). maybe something is causing too much drag elsewhere. if this is true when the engine is cold, then it will hamper the engine performance when i need the power.</strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cossie, post: 741820, member: 2865"] [b]special way[/b] [color=#000066][b]turning on the aircon, amplifiers, lamps and any other accessory will require power from the engine from extra loading from the alternator, compressor and re-charging the battery that has just been used to crank the engine. for this reason, some people feel it is better to keep the loads to a minimum while warming up the engine. there is no harm if we treat our engine in a 'special way'. but i think the modern engine and components can cope with all these demands. if turning on all the accessories before the engine is warmed up will shut-off the engine, then i will look into the cold air-fuel mixture or other possible causes for the engine to 'mati' when i turn on some things while the engine is cold (applies to engines with ECU only). maybe something is causing too much drag elsewhere. if this is true when the engine is cold, then it will hamper the engine performance when i need the power.[/b][/color] [/QUOTE]
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