Re: DRLs

[audidudi@delphi.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

>If my memory serves me right, Ford ad a set-up that disconnected the
>alternator momentarily at high power demand (think it was on the Mustang
>SVO 2.3). Seem to also recall other manufactures doing the same (it is also
>done with the AC).

If Ford did with the SVO, it probably wasn't to reduce the load/increase the
performance but to get the thing to live ... I have a number of friends with
SVOs and they all carry spare alternators whenever they go out of town
because of their high failure rate!  Apparently, it wasn't designed to spin
at 7000rpm!

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