The Old Car Summertime Struggle

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• MoonMelon@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  My brother’s first car was a 1989 Dodge Colt. He couldn’t run heat, wipers, and headlights at the same time. So driving at night, in the winter, when it was raining, became this dance of running the wipers until your ass was almost frozen to the seat, then turning them off and running the heat until you were almost blind, then repeat.

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  • Atropos@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I would guess that would have had vacuum powered wipers. And the heat comes from the engine - was the blower motor really struggling that bad with the headlights on? I don’t mean to sound skeptical, but this is really surprising to me!

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    • moncharleskey@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Vacuum wipers in 1989? 59 maybe. Sounds like the alternator output was too weak to keep up with the electrical demand of headlights, blower, and wipers.

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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I would also like to autopsy this car.

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    • MoonMelon@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I have no idea. He was also like, the third owner, so it’s quite possible that things were failing.

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• krisevol@lemmus.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ice vehicles automatically turn off the AC at wide open throttle.

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  • redsand@infosec.pub ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Some do if the belt drives the compressor. Humans have built many cars, exceptions exist

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    • krisevol@lemmus.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Belts drive the clutch. I haven’t seen a single production car that has a direct driven compressor.

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• flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  2005 1.0 Opel Corsa on a hot summer day ahh feeling. Brings back memories

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  • Nomad@infosec.pub ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yes, don’t idle in the sun without running the blower full tilt on warm with the windows down or risk your motor overheating.

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  • Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    2003 1.2 Vauxhall Corsa (which I still own!), yeah had to hit that boost button, god it was slow with aircon on.

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