Itinerant Air-Cooled

. . . . yet.

I am ploughing through twelve pages of logs and piles of receipts:




You might be able to see the frequency of gas stops increase through the summer. Every entry in the log has a corresponding receipt:




On 8/14 at 59,515 miles, I made it to Citrus Heights where the fuel tank was cleaned. Slowly did I begin to increase my range thereafter:




Seventy six calls y'all, will post results when I add this all up. Back to my quaint old adding machine.
Colin

I always look forward to these results. I like the part where Chloe gets the best fuel economy of the three buses, but also takes some extra time to make stopping and smelling the roses mandatory.

I admire your intentional lack of instant fuel economy results IN THE BEGINNING! And your handwriting seems to be, how should I say this, legible.




My tank fills started around 150-200 miles, then as my sender float progressively sank, (booooo,) my fill-ups became more frequent as the gauge lied. Once I got comfortable using the odometer, stopovers became more distant once again (yaaaaaay.)

Robbie

In my gas log, I also note the provider of the gas. Two different mechanics have told me to make sure that I filled up with a top-tier gas like Chevron at least once in every three fill-ups. (I've also been told by Justin Campbell at Kombi Haus to use a mid-grade gas in my 1600 DP engine, at least in California where alcohol is used to dilute the gasoline.)

JLT wrote:In my gas log, I also note the provider of the gas. Two different mechanics have told me to make sure that I filled up with a top-tier gas like Chevron at least once in every three fill-ups. (I've also been told by Justin Campbell at Kombi Haus to use a mid-grade gas in my 1600 DP engine, at least in California where alcohol is used to dilute the gasoline.)

I use whatever gas from whomever stations in wherever. Anything more complicated than that is hocus pocus.
Colin

Do those of us with carbs worry about ethanol eroding plastic parts?

whc03grady wrote:Do those of us with carbs worry about ethanol eroding plastic parts?

I have no evidence thus far that ethanol has done any damage to my carbureted engines or plastic parts in the fuel injection systems.
Colin

I've been putting 10% gasahol (seasonally, I suppose) in my bus fuel tank for about 20 years so far. I delve regularly into the innards of my carb, fuel pump, etc. No sign whatever of any untoward deterioration. Neither do my fuel lines show any premature softening, hardening, cracking, or other
badness. This is in marked contrast to the reports of others who use the same sort of fuel I do. Makes me wonder . . .

I am particularly intrigued by the customized lampshade. Do you also wear one of those green celluloid telegrapher visors, as you crunch those numbers late into the evening hours?

Jivermo wrote:I am particularly intrigued by the customized lampshade.

Looks like some sort of bacon-cooking apparatus.

Jivermo wrote:I am particularly intrigued by the customized lampshade. Do you also wear one of those green celluloid telegrapher visors, as you crunch those numbers late into the evening hours?

It helps to amplify and deflect light to reduce shadows when grinding out tiny illustrations.
Colin
(and the bacon is mostly greasy with a 75 watt bulb)