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RussellF

05-11-2007 10:12 AM

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.

empiretc

05-11-2007 10:13 AM

~1 gallon every 3 hours.

RussellF

05-11-2007 10:15 AM

oops, sorry for the double post

Ed in Maine

05-11-2007 10:29 AM

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

nlemerise

05-11-2007 11:37 AM

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

claw302

05-11-2007 12:03 PM

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.

ryaneverk2

05-11-2007 01:28 PM

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

Quote:

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

:-X22

ryaneverk2

05-11-2007 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RussellF

oops, sorry for the double post

No problem. ;)

(duplicate threads merged)

empiretc

05-12-2007 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryaneverk2

Here's a quote from the common mods/maintenance and general info sticky up top:
:-X22

One of these days you are going to have to let us know where you get all those wonderful toys.

Thanks for the info!!

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