Date:         Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:04:25 -0800
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
Comments: To: phil cain <bearsvw2000@YAHOO.COM>
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Hi Phil,

I want to find out what difference having the wheels on my van aligned
makes to my van's mileage. I have a "standard" round trip I make, to a
nearby mountain camping area. The last time I made that trip I got 16.2
mpg. I will be making that trip again in a couple days.

This time, though, I will not be using solar power to keep my aux battery
full. I have a battery charger that runs off the alternator and I reckon I
might need to run the engine a couple hours a day to top off the battery.

If I don't have a clue about how much fuel the engine consumes when idling
then I can't factor that in when calculating my mileage after I return in
order to see what diff the alignment made. So that's why I asked if anyone
knew fuel consumption when idling. It wasn't, ah, an /idle/ question.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR



On 11/26/2007 6:04 AM phil cain wrote:

> Here we are trying to figure out what the idle
> consumption is, when the best we can do on the miles
> per gallon/ or idle consumption, is get a close
> estimate, do we have a screw loose somewhere. We are
> not flying a aircraft where the fuel is figured real
> close, we can always pull over to the side of the road
> and walk to the gas station. I have a average of 19-21
> MPG on a 80 Westy that's good enough for me. Phil
>
>
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