Date:         Sun, 7 Mar 2004 15:37:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: 300 miles with a tank...
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Entity Michael Snow spoke thus:

>>>> I got you beat, at 39 MPG (highway) I get over 400
>>>> miles between fillups. (1.6 diesel).
>>
>>> Are you sure it isn't*29* MPG?
>> Nope, 39 on the nubbin.
>>
>>> BTW, what is the altitude where you live?
>> I live at 7200 ft, why?
>
> There have been many discussions of diesel Vanagon fuel economy on this
> list and others.  These vans consistently average 25-30 MPG.  My
> personal best, so far, has been 29 MPG.
Well Michael, you may be right. I can't find it written down anywhere so I
may have simply exaggerated. Next trip to Denver I'll measure it
religiously.

> My injection pump (calibrated at sea level)
> produces embarrassing clouds of black smoke if I give it too much fuel.
Mine, calibrated in Albuquerque (5700 ft) performs great at 7200 ft AND at
sea level without excessive smoke.

> I'm also considering having a pump built with an altitude
> compensation mechanism for this purpose.
You can plug it into you GPS.

-- Gnarlie