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why diesel van goes slightly slower with headlights on?
why does my van go ever so slightly slower when i swithc them on?i notice this when im just rolling along in 2nd hardly any throttle.
5 Answers
- M.Lv 74 years agoFavorite Answer
746 watts per 1 horsepower.
Headlights, taillights, other lights?
How many watts total?
75? That's 1/10 horsepower.
150? That's 1/5 horsepower.
- boy boyLv 74 years ago
your imagining it ..and so are you guys who say its the alternator ...the loading on an alternator does not change ...its output might ..but not its loading ...stop staring at the light!!
- PhilomelLv 74 years ago
With the headlights on the generator is loaded up and the idle is slower so the car moves slower.
- ?Lv 64 years ago
The alternator has to work a bit harder to power up those headlights, and since the alternator is belt driven by the engine, when it works harder, the engine also has to work a bit harder, hence the slight engine power drop.
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- Anonymous4 years ago
idk
