Date:         Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:58:17 +0000
Reply-To:     Bill Shawley <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bill Shawley <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      2300 Miles Later
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Returned from our 2300 mile trip to Florida and back with our 4 year old.  No real problems other than the fuel leak I posted about earlier although I'll be shopping for a steering rack as well.  Some observations:

 

17-18 mpg with a manual Westy (2.1), loaded up pretty good, avg 65 mph (fair, average, or exceptional?)

 

Used about 1 quart of oil (average?)

 

Weird observation;

Tried to get in line with the big trucks on I-95, one in particular was rolling at the speed I wanted.  I noticed while following this truck for awhile my temp gauge began to climb although my speed was actually slower than what I had been driving.  Was I fighting turbulence or is there something to do with low pressure pockets not cooling as well as high pressure air?  I was able to reproduce this over and over.

 

My daughter did great on the trip, using DVD somedays and etch and sketch on others, we tried to drive less than 5 hours a day, with several days off.
                                          
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