I dont get it. Let me try again.
A truck that is powering two axles consumes more fuel than a similar truck
powering one, right?
So, a 4x4 with a part-time system allows the driver to switch to 2wd (power
to one axle) and burn less fuel, right?
If the two assertions above are true (dont know if they are), then it would
seem that part-time 4wd is more efficient than full-time 4wd, not
necessarily while it is engaged, but precisely because it can be disengaged.
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From: fawcett@uism.bu.edu <fawcett@uism.bu.edu>
To: DAKOTA-TRUCK@buffnet.net <DAKOTA-TRUCK@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: re:4 wheel drive
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> I get it now... The easy answer is no. The 4WD systems in newer Daks
> ('93 & up, I think) have all of the parts spinning all the time. So
> there is no net difference between full-time and part-time 4WD when
> your running in 2Hi. To say it another way, 2wd on your Dak operates
> precisely the same way as 2wd on my Dak... Clear as mud?
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> <<What I meant was, doesnt a 4x4 consume slightly less fuel in
> part-time 2wd mode than a 4x4 running in full-time 4wd mode?
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