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May 11, 2007 | 10:12 AM

RussellF

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Idling

This may be a stupid question, but who knows how much fuel is used with the PSD idling.......amount per hour? Just curious. I suppose I could do this myself, but I will ask those who have tried it first.

May 11, 2007 | 10:13 AM

empiretc

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~1 gallon every 3 hours.

May 11, 2007 | 10:15 AM

RussellF

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oops, sorry for the double post

May 11, 2007 | 10:29 AM

Ed in Maine

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Interesting, that is actually a little higher than I thought it would be. Thanks for the info,
Ed

May 11, 2007 | 11:37 AM

nlemerise

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I seem to remember something like 1.5 hours per gallon or 1 ounce per 40 seconds...

May 11, 2007 | 12:03 PM

claw302

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when i worked at the ford dealer there was a article on that. ford said its possible to burn up to 3gallons per hour idleing.

May 11, 2007 | 01:28 PM

ryaneverk2

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Here's a quote from the common mods/maintenance and general info sticky up top:

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Originally Posted by ryaneverk2

Amount of Fuel Burned when Idling:
- at idle of 650-670 rpm, engine consumes about 1 1/3 (1.33) quarts per hour, or about 1/3 gallons per hour.
- at idle of 1200 rpm, engine consumes about 2 3/4 (2.75) quarts per hour, or a little over 2/3 gallons per hour.
info credited to WayneT at TDS