Jumper-lead starts

Folks,
some of you will be aware that I'm a staunch advocate of not running the
donor engine when you're jumper-starting a vehicle with a flat battery.
I reckon the surges and spikes can upset the donor's CDI, EMS, EFI etc.. but
I came up with a new one today!
Michelle's Kia's battery had collapsed (about 3.5 years is pretty good for a
new Korean car) and I had to mount a rescue mission with the old Brumby but
while the little Brumby battery is OK for a 300,000km-old OHV engine it
couldn't drive the 16V Kia engine so in desperation I had gNatalie run the
Brumby at 3000rpm while I tried to fire the Kia.
End result?
The Brumby fan belt broke apart under the load!!

Lucky I trained gNatalie in the art of vehicle pushing all those years ago
and we managed to all get home again.

 

Did she at least get you a beer while you manned the clutch pedal?

justAL

 

Naah; but she fetched the heroic rescuing knight a few after we got home
again.
I still have bully-power!

 

This sounds more like your crap maintenance, rather than an argument
against running the donor engine!
Next you will be saying Triumphs are a crap bike because the chain
wore out and you couldn't be bothered replacing it.

Try again with properly maintained equipment and it will work with no
problems.

SteveB

 

Come on. Everybody knows, (except Clem, and he knows now), that fan belts in
donor vehicles break all the time.

Theo

 

I think I DID say that already!!
(Stupid bloody idea)

 

Was the brumby using that optimax fuel ? Bet it was