On paper.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Mike Romain wrote:
>
> From this site:
> http://www.allpar.com/mopar/new-mopar-hemi.html
>
> Quote:
> The system deactivates the valve lifters. This keeps the valves in four
> cylinders closed, and there is no combustion. In addition to stopping
> combustion, energy is not lost by pumping air through these cylinders.
> End.
>
> Sounds sweet, eh. LOL!
>
> Mike

 

As far as the Fly by wire accelerator, My FSM on my Ram 1500 Hemi says to
turn the key to the on position and let it sit for >10 secs to calibrate the
accelerator. You shouldn't have to do this very often unless the battery
is disco'd or a PCM flash is updated.


"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> On paper.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > From this site:
> > http://www.allpar.com/mopar/new-mopar-hemi.html
> >
> > Quote:
> > The system deactivates the valve lifters. This keeps the valves in four
> > cylinders closed, and there is no combustion. In addition to stopping
> > combustion, energy is not lost by pumping air through these cylinders.
> > End.
> >
> > Sounds sweet, eh. LOL!
> >
> > Mike

 

As far as the Fly by wire accelerator, My FSM on my Ram 1500 Hemi says to
turn the key to the on position and let it sit for >10 secs to calibrate the
accelerator. You shouldn't have to do this very often unless the battery
is disco'd or a PCM flash is updated.


"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:41C75443.83EEECE9@***.net...
> On paper.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > From this site:
> > http://www.allpar.com/mopar/new-mopar-hemi.html
> >
> > Quote:
> > The system deactivates the valve lifters. This keeps the valves in four
> > cylinders closed, and there is no combustion. In addition to stopping
> > combustion, energy is not lost by pumping air through these cylinders.
> > End.
> >
> > Sounds sweet, eh. LOL!
> >
> > Mike

 

As far as the Fly by wire accelerator, My FSM on my Ram 1500 Hemi says to
turn the key to the on position and let it sit for >10 secs to calibrate the
accelerator. You shouldn't have to do this very often unless the battery
is disco'd or a PCM flash is updated.


"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:41C75443.83EEECE9@***.net...
> On paper.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > From this site:
> > http://www.allpar.com/mopar/new-mopar-hemi.html
> >
> > Quote:
> > The system deactivates the valve lifters. This keeps the valves in four
> > cylinders closed, and there is no combustion. In addition to stopping
> > combustion, energy is not lost by pumping air through these cylinders.
> > End.
> >
> > Sounds sweet, eh. LOL!
> >
> > Mike

 

i have not heard of any lifter issues
hell we haven't even had one engine apart yet at my dealer
i do know that they have been making 80 hemis a day at the plant and could make
110 a day but were told to keep the 80 going so quility stays high
whiuch means some delay on new models from what a friend told me whos pretty
high up, he did say the dak is getting one buts its's a year out at least


John Sevey wrote:

> mic canic <dbrider@cac.net> wrote:
> > the m.d.s has been out as long as the 300c has
>
> Just curious:
>
> Have you heard of any failures with the lifters yet? Given their "role" in
> the whole cylinder deactivation scheme, I'm concerned with their longevity.
> I can't imagine that the lifters are cheap to buy, either.
>
> I tend to keep vehicles for quite a long time, so I'm mostly concerned with
> hefty repair bills when vehicles get over the 100,000 mile mark.
>
> -John

 

i have not heard of any lifter issues
hell we haven't even had one engine apart yet at my dealer
i do know that they have been making 80 hemis a day at the plant and could make
110 a day but were told to keep the 80 going so quility stays high
whiuch means some delay on new models from what a friend told me whos pretty
high up, he did say the dak is getting one buts its's a year out at least


John Sevey wrote:

> mic canic <dbrider@cac.net> wrote:
> > the m.d.s has been out as long as the 300c has
>
> Just curious:
>
> Have you heard of any failures with the lifters yet? Given their "role" in
> the whole cylinder deactivation scheme, I'm concerned with their longevity.
> I can't imagine that the lifters are cheap to buy, either.
>
> I tend to keep vehicles for quite a long time, so I'm mostly concerned with
> hefty repair bills when vehicles get over the 100,000 mile mark.
>
> -John

 

i have not heard of any lifter issues
hell we haven't even had one engine apart yet at my dealer
i do know that they have been making 80 hemis a day at the plant and could make
110 a day but were told to keep the 80 going so quility stays high
whiuch means some delay on new models from what a friend told me whos pretty
high up, he did say the dak is getting one buts its's a year out at least


John Sevey wrote:

> mic canic <dbrider@cac.net> wrote:
> > the m.d.s has been out as long as the 300c has
>
> Just curious:
>
> Have you heard of any failures with the lifters yet? Given their "role" in
> the whole cylinder deactivation scheme, I'm concerned with their longevity.
> I can't imagine that the lifters are cheap to buy, either.
>
> I tend to keep vehicles for quite a long time, so I'm mostly concerned with
> hefty repair bills when vehicles get over the 100,000 mile mark.
>
> -John

 

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:59:52 -0500, Mike Romain wrote:

> It would be acting like a compression stroke so there would be minimal
> vacuum as long as the rings were perfect. Get a little worn and I can
> see severe drag really fast.

From their description, it sounds like the same principle as compressing
a rubber ball - yes, you put energy in when you compress it, but you get
most of it back when you release it. There's always some loss to friction
and heat, but it shouldn't be too bad.

--

-bob-
_______________________
SuSE LINUX 9.2

 

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:59:52 -0500, Mike Romain wrote:

> It would be acting like a compression stroke so there would be minimal
> vacuum as long as the rings were perfect. Get a little worn and I can
> see severe drag really fast.

From their description, it sounds like the same principle as compressing
a rubber ball - yes, you put energy in when you compress it, but you get
most of it back when you release it. There's always some loss to friction
and heat, but it shouldn't be too bad.

--

-bob-
_______________________
SuSE LINUX 9.2

 

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:59:52 -0500, Mike Romain wrote:

> It would be acting like a compression stroke so there would be minimal
> vacuum as long as the rings were perfect. Get a little worn and I can
> see severe drag really fast.

From their description, it sounds like the same principle as compressing
a rubber ball - yes, you put energy in when you compress it, but you get
most of it back when you release it. There's always some loss to friction
and heat, but it shouldn't be too bad.

--

-bob-
_______________________
SuSE LINUX 9.2