Comments by "TotalRookie_LV" (@TotalRookie_LV) on "Американцы не имеют понятия сколько топлива потребляет машина на холостом ходу" video.

  1. It also takes a bit fuel to charge a battery that is needed to start engine plus compensate for electricity consumed (lights, AC, music) while engine was not running, not just fuel for engine alone; anyway, I guess it takes less than half a minute to recharge. Besides I drive manual gear shift only, so there is no difference between "park" or "drive".
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  2.  @Markle2k  Well, until recently I could be torturing starter for pretty long (not whole engine, just starter), just swapped it for a new one, now it jumps to life instantly. And yes, even old headlights (my car is over two decades old) don't consume all that much, I have an experience of driving on battery only around 35 kilometres, after a roller on alternator belt tensioner failed. XD In short, I will not turn engine off in traffic - it's too unpredictable, when I will need to move again (MO start-stop system on such an old vehicle as mine is), but standing at a railway crossing - sure, then it makes sense.
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  3.  @Markle2k  Yeah, I guess not, so I got lucky. IIRC alternator belt besides generator also runs AC pump/compressor, and that causes one weird issue, I can't really explain - when climate control is off - engine revs drop a tiny little. I would have thought it should be the other way around - additional load would have an impact and create some resistance. Maybe there is some mechanism on AC's compressor, that causes this when it's not running.
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