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Old 11-17-2014, 08:00 PM   #41
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Hi Wayne,

Thanks for your very intelligent & compassionate reply #35.

I sincerely hope Mr. Frank reads it & can assure him enough peace of mind to jump back on this Forum with both feet.

Furthermore, anyone ever notice what happens when someone reports on a Forum that he has a very parochial question which he announces as a "Stupid" question.

Next, "everybody" gets up on his soap box to preach: "There is no such thing as a "stupid" question."

Then another very kind & considerate person asks a very legitimate & honest question
where nobody really understands why this question was asked .......... so back on the soap box where some appear to preach -- What a "Stupid" question.
I often start seminars with the statement that " there is no such thing as a dumb question, they are easier to handle than dumb mistakes ". I sincerely hope that Mr. Frank joins into the discussion once again. Wayne
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Old 11-17-2014, 10:21 PM   #42
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"Are we not talking Model A ?
Wayne"

i submit its gonna be a long haul if we don't even know what kind of car we are talking about
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Old 11-18-2014, 12:43 AM   #43
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"Are we not talking Model A ?
Wayne"

i submit its gonna be a long haul if we don't even know what kind of car we are talking about
I agree, how can we give any kind of answer if we don't have even the most basic information. His avatar does not match the forum and many avatars are not even cars so we can't go by that.

How can we help?

Even after all this and his additional post about being bullied, we still don't have any idea of what year, model, stock or modified vehicle he is asking about.
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Old 11-18-2014, 06:18 AM   #44
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Somewhere it was mentioned as being a 1933 4 cylinder, but would have been good to mention that right off in the first post.
I'd guess the engine and fuel usage at idle would be equivalent to the Model A.
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Old 11-18-2014, 01:27 PM   #45
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I may have missed this in one of the responses, but could the question be based on idling along in a parade?
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Old 11-18-2014, 01:42 PM   #46
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I may have missed this in one of the responses, but could the question be based on idling along in a parade?
I seem to recall it was mentioned at a standstill in neutral, but this brings up another interesting point.

If the car is idleing through a parade with the foot never touching the throttle, it should take even less gas than setting still in neutral. This is because you still have the same throttle opening, but since it's now working to pull the car, the engine should be turning slower.

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Old 11-18-2014, 01:58 PM   #47
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How about an experiment? With the carb full of gas, shut off the fuel and drain the carb and measure the volume it holds. I assume this will include the short section of fuel line between the shutoff and the carb. Now with the engine idling, shut off the fuel valve and time how long it takes before the engine stalls. Divide the measured volume by time and you can calculate gallons per hour.
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Old 11-18-2014, 03:39 PM   #48
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Hi Sparky,

Agree. That is what I proposed in reply # 12.

As far as I was concerned, it was just a logical question, & it really did not matter if he had a 16 cylinder engine with 32 spark plugs that was idling while pulling 17 Cochin-Chinese water buffaloes with straw hats on.

Mr. Frank sent me PM's in the past with thanks for answering his questions.
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Old 11-18-2014, 03:55 PM   #49
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Hi Sparky,

Agree. That is what I proposed in reply # 12.

As far as I was concerned, it was just a logical question, & it really did not matter if he had a 16 cylinder engine with 32 spark plugs that was idling while pulling 17 Cochin-Chinese water buffaloes with straw hats on.

Mr. Frank sent me PM's in the past with thanks for answering his questions.
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Old 11-18-2014, 07:00 PM   #50
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Why would a person want to leave their car idle for two hours?

I would think that this may be a bit hard on the engine.

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I have many times, just driving from the WI border to the IN border (around Chicago) on a Friday afternoon which at times took 8 hours trying to visit my Dad in the nursing home. I should say "idling" instead of "driving".
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