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just had the harmonic balancer pulley thingy replaced 700

posted by  Don Foster on  Tue Oct 21 05:15 CST 2003
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"If the key is on (and, engine running) then, the electrical would work (anyway, even if the charging system is not functioning, by running) off the battery, right?"

Right, providing the battery has sufficient charge to run stuff. It has been my experience (as recently as a few weeks ago when the alternator brushes in my '90 failed) that the engine is the last thing to quit. At the stop lights. Middle of town.

"...she may have started the car in neutral. I don't think that is possible, is it?"

Yes, it is. With an automatic, the "neutral safety switch" permits you to energize the starter in park and neutral.

"...maybe some mechanical lockout function was making all the racket and, squeeling..."

Have you looked under the hood and tried to localize the racket? (Are the neighbors missing a cat?)
--
Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)






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