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Subject:Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
From:Mike S
Date:Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:48:25 -0400

On 6/16/2012 7:24 PM, pickle vanagon wrote:

> In a well-maintained Vanagon, how long does a stop have to be for it to be
> better to stop the engine and later restart it, versus idling?

Better for gas usage, only a few seconds. Better for the starter, leave
it running forever. For some other criteria, somewhere in between. HTH!