How do you figure engine hours to miles?

[Jon]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Howard O. Truitt"
wrote:
>
> Andy,
> There is a very likely possibility that older coaches could have a
significate number of hours due to idling.
> Howard Truitt
> Camilla, Ga.
> 86 8V92 PT40
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andy Coleman
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 2:38 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: How do you figure engine hours to
miles?
>
>
> Gentlemen,
>
> A very interesting discussion on engine miles vs. hours.
>
> I'm looking at an 83 FC-35 with 94,000 miles and 2,669 engine
miles.
> By dividing the two, I come up with 35.2 MPH during its lifetime.
>
> Is that a number that I should be concerned with? Is it too
low?
>
> The coach may have sat for periods of time. Maybe this low MPH
> indicates it was started periodically but not driven.
>
> Andy Coleman
> May be a 83 FC-35 owner
> NJ
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Neil & Pat LeKander
> wrote:
> >
> > Jon, this is a very interesting question; no doubt it will vary
> based on our
> > individual driving style. We would all benefit from a
discussion of our
> > individual mileage/engine hours. That would give all of us an
> additional
> > piece of info to use in comparing vehicles.
> >
> > For my 1985 PT-36, I have 172,000 miles/ 4160 engine hours
resulting
> in an
> > average of 41.3+ miles per hour.
> >
> > Neil
> > Author, "The RVer's Ultimate Survival Guide"
> > http://www.rvsafetyinfo.com
> > author@
> >
> > My engine hour meter reads 3460 hours and I would like to know
what
> > that would compute to miles driven if rig was on the road all
its
> > life? Right now the OD reads 148,000.
> >
> > Jon
> > 1978 Wanderlodge
> > Bremerton Washington
> >
>
>
>
> Hi I just did my vlv lash pm and if you do buy that rig try and
find out the last time this was done? Not only does the miles on this
pm count but how long did it sit for.

Learned alot about this opperation and beleive me it is an
opperation. But thanks to alot of good folks here I got it done and
now my bird is up to speed again.

Jon
Rebel Bird
Bremerton Washington
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