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Date:         Sat, 8 Aug 1998 16:09:12 -0400
Reply-To:     "Robert A. Alexander" <satcong@VOL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Robert A. Alexander" <satcong@VOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: re.:survey: fuel milage?/speedometer calibration
Comments: To: Kay O Fremgen <kayfremgen@juno.com>,
          "Vanagon@VANAGON.COM" <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
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Kai (Kay?) - Think I've figured out what "load radius" means now.  You
have to understand, I just got back from trekking to Cocoa Beach, FL
with 6 gals, ages 13-21, and it-just-so-happened that there was an AAU
baseball tournament going on in Melbourne for 15-17 yo BOYS!!!  The
beach motel was overloaded with these gorillas and, don't get me wrong -
they were basically NICE gorillas, but, still, they were GORILLAS!


After receiving your note, I went out and measured the "load radius"
(from ground level to the center of the wheel and came up with 12",
front & rear.  Guess my speedo is now about 4% off?


I'm curious, though, about your "Diameter = 25.8".  Was that measured or
calculated from the "xxxR/xx14" stuff?


IF I read the Bentley correctly, if one turns the speedo-thingy 805
times, one ends up with an accurate mile.


BOB - WA4RRN
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