[Land-speed] Tires,Mileage,etc/non LSR ?

[Ed Van Scoy]

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From: Jon Wennerberg [mailto:jonwennerberg at nancyandjon.org]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 01:18 PM
To: 'Ed Van Scoy', 'land-speed submit'
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Tires,Mileage,etc/non LSR ?


On Jul 21, 2008, at 4:11 PM, Ed Van Scoy wrote:
 I didn't understand the
author'sassertion that diesels do not hqve a throttle... unless he is usingit
in a different context than I - as a means of regulatingengine speed.
Ed


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Well, maybe he meant that they don't have a butterfly in the venturi -- no
throttle plate, so to speak.

Well, that is sort of what I think he means, but something has to control the
injectors.....



And,Ed -- if your mileage computer shows lower than real life -- that onlyadds
fuel to the discussion that the things aren't all thataccurate. I don't read
the gallons used readout too much -- savethat I've learned to watch the gauge
carefully when it's gettinglow. If the low-fuel light comes on and the
doing-doing thingmakes it's sound -- Nancy goes into panic mode that we're
about to runout of fuel and be stranded in the middle of BF Egypt. I try
tohave the "miles left 'til we're on fumes" number ready to respond toher
fears!

That is exactly why I carry a 5 gal jug of fuelin the trailer! I have been
stuck in BF Egypt, and it's not all that"Arabian Nights" makes it out to be
;-)
Ed


Jon , tall guy with moustache
and two 200 MPH Club hats