mm@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Michael Mahler) (05/31/91)
I'd like some help, please. I have a turbo driven car and am getting tired of having to wait for the turbo to cool down before shutting the car off (anywhere from 2-5 minutes). Sometimes I absolutely HAVE to get out of the car immediately upon arriving and just leave the car running, and I prefer not to do this. I'd like help designing a circuit that I could build and install that would let the car run an addition pre-selected time (AFTER I've removed that key from the ignition and left the car) and then turn the ignition off. I would like to be able to vary the delay, whether by a simple pot or by a keypad entry, but that's not important right now. I'm looking for ideas? Michael PS: Yes, I know these are available from some places but I refuse to pay $100.00 for $10.00 worth of of parts. -- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ What's said above has nothing at all to do with what's said by the company I work for.
bill@thd.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden) (06/08/91)
As I understand it, the reason for leaving the engine running is to circulate the turbocharger's cooling oil. I have heard about add-on kits that consist of a pump that circulates the oil for a few minutes after you shut off the car. This would probably do what you want. -- Bill McFadden Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 500 MS 58-639 Beaverton, OR 97077 bill@tv.tv.tek.com, ...!tektronix!tv!bill Phone: (503) 627-6920 "Wouldn't it be nice to live in a society where people were more important than rules and the intent of the law more important than the letter?"