Fuel economy

[Larry Dill]

Gardner,
Yea, then we would need a fireman and a stoker!!!

Sea Ya
Larry
NYC
84 35FCSB

----- Original Message ----
From: Gardner Yeaw
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 9, 2007 6:45:46 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fuel economy













I wonder if we could retrofit a steam engine into one of the old

pushers. Then we might be able to run on wood!



Gardner

78FC33



--- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "Jon" wrote:

>

> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "bingomaster05"

> wrote:

> >

> > Reading the recent posts on bio fuel, made me wonder what kind

of

> fuel

> > mileage the various unit get. Do the FC's with the Cat do

better

> than

> > the 6V or 8V Detroits? Do pushers do better than the FC's?

What

> about

> > Toads..how much does it affect MPG. I would imagine that with

> Bluebirds

> > being so heavy, the higher power engines might actually be more

> > efficent. With the ever rising fuel costs, you have to wonder

how

> it

> > will affect the future of RVing in general. Thanks in advance.

> >

> > Dan Thomas

> > Wannabe

> > Central PA

>

>

>

> Dan I think the future of these big units will be only for the

guys

> who have those extra retirement bucks. Our diesel fuel prices up

> here in Washington are almost 3.60 a gallon and probably going up

> further as I type.

>

> My coach get an honest 10 mpg and that because I have a lighter

coach

> than most people here and I try to keep my speed down to gain that

> mileage. I have been thinking about installing higher gears to

gain

> another another mile or so on my fuel but is it worth it? I don't

> know?

>

> I think the RV industry will survive but I think you will see

people

> going back in smaller coaches that are light and efficient. With

> today's technology I would think that they could manufacture RV's

> that get much better mileage than we get in our units and still

have

> the comfort of a plush RV.

> >

>

> Jon

> Rebel Bird

> Bremerton

>














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