Steve Only doing what i've been taught!
Mike H On 24 May 2012, at 11:42, A11OGE 4/4 4 seater wrote: > Mike having followed you for a few miles, and seeing how you are always in > the correct gear for the corner, I can understand how you only get 200 > miles.;) > On 24 May 2012 11:35, "Andy Garlick" <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike > I am with you , I never get much past 200 miles without looking out keenly > for my next fuel stop. > > I average about 25 mpg when cruising , (but much less on give and take > country roads! well it is a +8 after all) so that equates to 8 gallons. The > exact capacity of the tank is something of a mystery. I have never managed to > get more than 43 litres into it (about 9.5 gallons), so I am presuming that > at 200 miles I have 1.5 gallons spare to travel to the next service station. > I have certainly never managed to get anywhere near 51 litres, on the > original invoice from MMC they itemised 45 litres of fuel , can I assume that > was a full tank? > > When this tank starts leaking (hopefully some way off yet), I plan to replace > it with a larger capacity one in stainless steel. There is space to broaden > the tank as there is no longer a pump mounted alongside it (as per Flapper > injection cars) By rough calculation I reckon that I should be able to get at > least another 2 gallons. > Has anyone else had a special tank made up for a road going +8? > > Regards > > Andy ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
