Comments on: Turning out the lights cockamamy campaign http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2008/02/01/turning-out-the-lights-cockamamy-campaign/ Just another Rogers Radio Blog weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:40:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 By: richardzurawski http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2008/02/01/turning-out-the-lights-cockamamy-campaign/#comment-216 richardzurawski Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:42:42 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2008/02/01/turning-out-the-lights-cockamamy-campaign/#comment-216 Hey Dex Most engines will not cool off much in the couple of minutes it takes at a stop light once it is warmed up. Its a pretty big heat sink, so the drop off is negligible. Even a kettle of water maintains it heat for close to the boiling mark for a couple of minutes. Be interesting what the University has to say. I suspect that they will find that the car engine maintains its heat enough for the engine to run efficiently. Cheers r Hey Dex

Most engines will not cool off much in the couple of minutes it takes at a stop light once it is warmed up. Its a pretty big heat sink, so the drop off is negligible. Even a kettle of water maintains it heat for close to the boiling mark for a couple of minutes. Be interesting what the University has to say. I suspect that they will find that the car engine maintains its heat enough for the engine to run efficiently.

Cheers

r

]]> By: Edward http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2008/02/01/turning-out-the-lights-cockamamy-campaign/#comment-207 Edward Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:14:31 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2008/02/01/turning-out-the-lights-cockamamy-campaign/#comment-207 What get's me about this whole situation, is that they keep telling us, be green, don't pollute. Use less electricity. Why don't they tell big corparations to stop using so much "non-green friendly" ways. Stop spending so much money telling people how to do stuff and get it done themselves. Thank-you Edward from Halifax What get’s me about this whole situation, is that they keep telling us, be green, don’t pollute. Use less electricity. Why don’t they tell big corparations to stop using so much “non-green friendly” ways. Stop spending so much money telling people how to do stuff and get it done themselves.

Thank-you
Edward from Halifax

]]> By: David http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2008/02/01/turning-out-the-lights-cockamamy-campaign/#comment-206 David Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:49:43 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2008/02/01/turning-out-the-lights-cockamamy-campaign/#comment-206 I wonder if Richard has any comment on the column by Paul Schneidereit in today's Herald? I wonder if Richard has any comment on the column by Paul Schneidereit in today’s Herald?

]]> By: Dex in Dartmouth http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2008/02/01/turning-out-the-lights-cockamamy-campaign/#comment-199 Dex in Dartmouth Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:04:13 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2008/02/01/turning-out-the-lights-cockamamy-campaign/#comment-199 I got a question for you Richard when it comes to living green. You mention driving under 100 km/h but one thing that I haven't heard a final answer on is the idling issue. Last month I started turning my vehicle off at stop lights where I knew I would be waiting for a few minutes and rather then letting my vehicle warm up for a few moments before driving I drove almost immediately after starting. Now on the CBC I have heard lots of stories pointing to the fact that it is better to let your car idle at lights or to sit in the drive through then turn your vehicle off at the lights or park in the parking lot go in and get your food and restart the engine. The reasoning behind this they say is the temperature of you coolant drops quickly with the engine off and the computer will run the engine less efficently to get the engine's fluids back to proper temperature quicker. Apparently the computer must recailabrate for the temperature and other conditions to get the engine to run at the proper efficency again. Apparently there is a article currently being peer reviewed at Carlton University right now about this. Could you look into this for me and let me know your thoughts on the subject as I have changed back to idling away in traffic instead of turning off my vehicle. I got a question for you Richard when it comes to living green. You mention driving under 100 km/h but one thing that I haven’t heard a final answer on is the idling issue. Last month I started turning my vehicle off at stop lights where I knew I would be waiting for a few minutes and rather then letting my vehicle warm up for a few moments before driving I drove almost immediately after starting. Now on the CBC I have heard lots of stories pointing to the fact that it is better to let your car idle at lights or to sit in the drive through then turn your vehicle off at the lights or park in the parking lot go in and get your food and restart the engine. The reasoning behind this they say is the temperature of you coolant drops quickly with the engine off and the computer will run the engine less efficently to get the engine’s fluids back to proper temperature quicker. Apparently the computer must recailabrate for the temperature and other conditions to get the engine to run at the proper efficency again. Apparently there is a article currently being peer reviewed at Carlton University right now about this. Could you look into this for me and let me know your thoughts on the subject as I have changed back to idling away in traffic instead of turning off my vehicle.

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