Fuel Consumption

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Hi,

Glad it was a safe trip Hartmut..

Incidentally, I have been keeping an eye on my fuel consumption.  I downloaded a nifty free app to help with this on Android Play store called Fuelio- Highly recommended.

I have a reco 2.1 WBX running 98 Octane with no decoupler and is driveshaft in. On my last trip I got 530Km out of the tank. With average of 12.5litres/100km. Thats with a fair bit of gear in my tin top.

Seems not to vary much, no matter how much I get up it with best being 12.3 worst consumption being 13.3 The average being 12.7..

I think this is pretty good considrring a new Navara 2.5 TDI my dad drives gets about the same average consumption. Technology aside. My van pushes much more air!

See screen dump for App Stats displayed. It also has graphs etc.

Rowan


From: Hartmut Kiehn <hartis@live.com.au>;
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com <Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Pop top conversions/ SYD (who still does)
Sent: Fri, Mar 8, 2013 1:35:14 AM

 

Hi Les,
We had an amazing Tassi trip, I did the East Coast and Bruny Island, love Bruny. Unfortunately 
I had to abandon my friends and make my way home and I am heavily indebted to Paul who 
Accompanied me most of the way. I was a tad scared on my own as the engine misfired badly on two occasions for no apparent reason other then maybe bad fuel.
Cruising the Hume we experienced the most horrifying headwind which totally destroyed my average fuel consumption . Having clocked 3916km for the round trip, I used  643.5 ltrs of 95 okt
at 1065.26 Dollars. Nothing comes cheap any more ! So the average was 16.58 lt/100km.
Oil consumption was one litre per one thousand km. Happy with that for a 400 thou/24 yr old engine. I will leave a proper run down of the tour in more capable hands especially  as I did not complete the trip. 
At home at the coal face I am working 10 hrs per day to get some order back, just pulled out from under our living quarter a huge tree trunk, also cleared the entrance so people can visit . Been to the tip with a huge load, it was a freebie .Have a huge fire going, un authorised , uncertified ,very proud.

Hartmut

 from my iParsleyCutter

On 08/03/2013, at 11:37 AM, "Les Harris" <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

 

Peter,

On top of all that is the fact that it is often difficult to get past the bottom tier employees of the various registration bodies.  They are in a position to make arbitrary decisions and refuse to pass it up the line for adjudication by someone technically qualified in this area. 

Les

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Peter Coe
Sent: 08 March 2013 10:42
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Pop top conversions/ SYD (who still does)

Well said Les. Having worked in the State bureaucracy in Tasmania and worked on various interstate working parties I can only endorse the views of all who have posted on this matter. Our Federal system is actually holding the country back in many areas, not just transport.

 

Peter from Port (which is gradually drying out at last!!!!)

 
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Hi Rowan,
On way down to Tassi I managed the same as you, but in Tas we got along a lot of secondary roads lot of stop go etc stop for photos etc,  plus I carried a 120w solar panel on pretty high roof racks and a spare wheel sticking out at the back of the tray..... On way home I had the pedal flat on the floor because of that headwind  so I am not worried about the fuel, a trip like this you do once in a while, but I think that I will have that beaut  2.1 engine rebuilt before something major happens.
Hartmut
Sent from my iPad

On 08/03/2013, at 6:10 PM, "Rowan Hardinge" <rowan.hardinge@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Hi,

Glad it was a safe trip Hartmut..

Incidentally, I have been keeping an eye on my fuel consumption.  I downloaded a nifty free app to help with this on Android Play store called Fuelio- Highly recommended.

I have a reco 2.1 WBX running 98 Octane with no decoupler and is driveshaft in. On my last trip I got 530Km out of the tank. With average of 12.5litres/100km. Thats with a fair bit of gear in my tin top.

Seems not to vary much, no matter how much I get up it with best being 12.3 worst consumption being 13.3 The average being 12.7..

I think this is pretty good considrring a new Navara 2.5 TDI my dad drives gets about the same average consumption. Technology aside. My van pushes much more air!

See screen dump for App Stats displayed. It also has graphs etc.

Rowan


From: Hartmut Kiehn <hartis@live.com.au>;
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com <Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Pop top conversions/ SYD (who still does)
Sent: Fri, Mar 8, 2013 1:35:14 AM

 

Hi Les,
We had an amazing Tassi trip, I did the East Coast and Bruny Island, love Bruny. Unfortunately 
I had to abandon my friends and make my way home and I am heavily indebted to Paul who 
Accompanied me most of the way. I was a tad scared on my own as the engine misfired badly on two occasions for no apparent reason other then maybe bad fuel.
Cruising the Hume we experienced the most horrifying headwind which totally destroyed my average fuel consumption . Having clocked 3916km for the round trip, I used  643.5 ltrs of 95 okt
at 1065.26 Dollars. Nothing comes cheap any more ! So the average was 16.58 lt/100km.
Oil consumption was one litre per one thousand km. Happy with that for a 400 thou/24 yr old engine. I will leave a proper run down of the tour in more capable hands especially  as I did not complete the trip. 
At home at the coal face I am working 10 hrs per day to get some order back, just pulled out from under our living quarter a huge tree trunk, also cleared the entrance so people can visit . Been to the tip with a huge load, it was a freebie .Have a huge fire going, un authorised , uncertified ,very proud.

Hartmut

 from my iParsleyCutter

On 08/03/2013, at 11:37 AM, "Les Harris" <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

 

Peter,

On top of all that is the fact that it is often difficult to get past the bottom tier employees of the various registration bodies.  They are in a position to make arbitrary decisions and refuse to pass it up the line for adjudication by someone technically qualified in this area. 

Les

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Peter Coe
Sent: 08 March 2013 10:42
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Pop top conversions/ SYD (who still does)

Well said Les. Having worked in the State bureaucracy in Tasmania and worked on various interstate working parties I can only endorse the views of all who have posted on this matter. Our Federal system is actually holding the country back in many areas, not just transport.

 

Peter from Port (which is gradually drying out at last!!!!)

 

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Sounds like a plan Hart.
Love Tassie esp Bruny and the weather has been great!

Sent from Yahoo!7 Mail on Android


From: Hartmut Kiehn <hartis@live.com.au>;
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com <Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Fuel Consumption
Sent: Fri, Mar 8, 2013 8:07:03 AM

 

Hi Rowan,
On way down to Tassi I managed the same as you, but in Tas we got along a lot of secondary roads lot of stop go etc stop for photos etc,  plus I carried a 120w solar panel on pretty high roof racks and a spare wheel sticking out at the back of the tray..... On way home I had the pedal flat on the floor because of that headwind  so I am not worried about the fuel, a trip like this you do once in a while, but I think that I will have that beaut  2.1 engine rebuilt before something major happens.
Hartmut
Sent from my iPad

On 08/03/2013, at 6:10 PM, "Rowan Hardinge" <rowan.hardinge@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Hi,

Glad it was a safe trip Hartmut..

Incidentally, I have been keeping an eye on my fuel consumption.  I downloaded a nifty free app to help with this on Android Play store called Fuelio- Highly recommended.

I have a reco 2.1 WBX running 98 Octane with no decoupler and is driveshaft in. On my last trip I got 530Km out of the tank. With average of 12.5litres/100km. Thats with a fair bit of gear in my tin top.

Seems not to vary much, no matter how much I get up it with best being 12.3 worst consumption being 13.3 The average being 12.7..

I think this is pretty good considrring a new Navara 2.5 TDI my dad drives gets about the same average consumption. Technology aside. My van pushes much more air!

See screen dump for App Stats displayed. It also has graphs etc.

Rowan


From: Hartmut Kiehn <hartis@live.com.au>;
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com <Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Pop top conversions/ SYD (who still does)
Sent: Fri, Mar 8, 2013 1:35:14 AM

 

Hi Les,
We had an amazing Tassi trip, I did the East Coast and Bruny Island, love Bruny. Unfortunately 
I had to abandon my friends and make my way home and I am heavily indebted to Paul who 
Accompanied me most of the way. I was a tad scared on my own as the engine misfired badly on two occasions for no apparent reason other then maybe bad fuel.
Cruising the Hume we experienced the most horrifying headwind which totally destroyed my average fuel consumption . Having clocked 3916km for the round trip, I used  643.5 ltrs of 95 okt
at 1065.26 Dollars. Nothing comes cheap any more ! So the average was 16.58 lt/100km.
Oil consumption was one litre per one thousand km. Happy with that for a 400 thou/24 yr old engine. I will leave a proper run down of the tour in more capable hands especially  as I did not complete the trip. 
At home at the coal face I am working 10 hrs per day to get some order back, just pulled out from under our living quarter a huge tree trunk, also cleared the entrance so people can visit . Been to the tip with a huge load, it was a freebie .Have a huge fire going, un authorised , uncertified ,very proud.

Hartmut

 from my iParsleyCutter

On 08/03/2013, at 11:37 AM, "Les Harris" <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

 

Peter,

On top of all that is the fact that it is often difficult to get past the bottom tier employees of the various registration bodies.  They are in a position to make arbitrary decisions and refuse to pass it up the line for adjudication by someone technically qualified in this area. 

Les

From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Peter Coe
Sent: 08 March 2013 10:42
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Pop top conversions/ SYD (who still does)

Well said Les. Having worked in the State bureaucracy in Tasmania and worked on various interstate working parties I can only endorse the views of all who have posted on this matter. Our Federal system is actually holding the country back in many areas, not just transport.

 

Peter from Port (which is gradually drying out at last!!!!)

 

<Screenshot_2013-03-08-16-52-09.png>
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Just did a quick trip south and managed 550km on main tank with the Subi 2.5. Pretty normal trip averaging anywhere between 90 and 110 kmh. I'm used to 450 km in the old Syncro so I'm calling that an improvement.

Not all easy sailing however. Head gaskets and wiring still need sorting.

Mark