Ron
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We let Chet Parks use them and they were the only ones that had full hookups while he was in the field a couple days at Moab. ;DBernieD said:
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Ron
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BernieD said:kkolbus said:
Yep, I carry 150 gallons also and my utilities even come with cable and telephone, but only 20amp service
Might just be about time to upgrade those hookups to 50 Amp Bernie.
BernieD
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Ron said:
My electrical skills are limited. If we are able to stop by Sam's camp this summer, we'll have you help us upgrade the electric service so Smoky can have full service at QZ next winter
Karl
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And I expect we'll see a hand-operated sucker pump next year??
Ron
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Smoky already has the current only 50 amp full hookup site reserved. I will be happy to help you upgrade you hookups to 50 amp. Should we add Cat5 connector too for networking?BernieD said:Ron said:
My electrical skills are limited. If we are able to stop by Sam's camp this summer, we'll have you help us upgrade the electric service so Smoky can have full service at QZ next winter
Ron
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kkolbus said:
Hand operated ??? ??? ??? If we include any pump it would not be hand operated with 50 amp service available. ;D
BernieD
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kkolbus said:
Karl
What's a "sucker pump" ??? ??? My utility pole comes with running water.
BernieD
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Ron said:
Ron
I showed you, I already have the communications upgrade; CAT-5 and RJ-11
Karl
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Sucker pump - the old cast iron pump that every farm had; some in the kitchen. You've gotta have backup when that 50A breaker pops! ;D
Ron
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BernieD said:Ron said:
Ron
I showed you, I already have the communications upgrade; CAT-5 and RJ-11
I forgot you have cat5 along with the RJ11 phone connection.
fredethomas
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Karl talks of heating air before injecting it into the carburetor in increase power. It was my impression that warm air is less dense and expands less when injected in a engine?? A diesel needs warm air as it is heat that causes the explosion where in a gas engine it is an electrical spark.
Ron
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fredethomas said:
The Charge Air Cooler on our diesel pushers cool the air before it enters the engine. When the Charge Air Cooler gets plugged so the cooling air cannot flow over it properly milage can decrease.
Karl
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Ron,
You are absolutely correct about the charge air being denser when cool. I have twin turbochargers on my engine and the air passes thru intercoolers to reduce the heat and increase the density. Without them the charge air would be about 400 deg. F; way too hot. The system referred to was a design done by someone else for a carburated engine, and the more highly vaporized fue/air mixture outweighed the disadvantage of a less dense charge in terms of mileage. They didn't have intercoolers at the time, so that wasn't an option. In general, cooler is better, but the MAP sensor, air temp. sensor, and throttle position sensor on modern engines work together to modulate the fuel/air mixture so you're not producing more power than necessary for your current driving conditions and therefore using more fuel than is required.
You are absolutely correct about the charge air being denser when cool. I have twin turbochargers on my engine and the air passes thru intercoolers to reduce the heat and increase the density. Without them the charge air would be about 400 deg. F; way too hot. The system referred to was a design done by someone else for a carburated engine, and the more highly vaporized fue/air mixture outweighed the disadvantage of a less dense charge in terms of mileage. They didn't have intercoolers at the time, so that wasn't an option. In general, cooler is better, but the MAP sensor, air temp. sensor, and throttle position sensor on modern engines work together to modulate the fuel/air mixture so you're not producing more power than necessary for your current driving conditions and therefore using more fuel than is required.
Karl
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Fred,
Sorry, I was actually responding to your post. Yes, diesels operate quite differently from gas engines. It's the extremely high compression that causes the fuel to burn. A spark by itself would do nothing because the diesel fuel has a very low vapor pressure and needs a lot of heat to vaporize properly. Theoretically, you could start one in very cold temps. by continuous cranking, but that's neither practical nor wise. Pre-heat devices do a much better job.
Sorry, I was actually responding to your post. Yes, diesels operate quite differently from gas engines. It's the extremely high compression that causes the fuel to burn. A spark by itself would do nothing because the diesel fuel has a very low vapor pressure and needs a lot of heat to vaporize properly. Theoretically, you could start one in very cold temps. by continuous cranking, but that's neither practical nor wise. Pre-heat devices do a much better job.
Ron from Big D
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kkolbus said:Early results are in!
With a 640:1 ratio of gasoline to acetone, mileage increased by roughly 5% - o.k., but not great.
With a 300:1 ration, it jumped to a 17% increase!!?
Granted, this is after only 750 miles, but I'll continue the testing for many thousands of miles. Next ratio to be tested will be 166:1. Also noticed a significant increase in power and no detrimental side effects.
I'll keep you posted.?
That's a great start Karl. Keep us posted. When are you going to try the motorhome? If you get good results, I might try my Detroit.
Karl
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Ron,
I won't be making any long trips in the MH until October when I go to Yuma, but that should be a pretty significant test as I'll be travelling more or less the same route as last year. In the meantime, I'll continue the auto tests and report back regularly; currently testing a 166:1 ratio.
I won't be making any long trips in the MH until October when I go to Yuma, but that should be a pretty significant test as I'll be travelling more or less the same route as last year. In the meantime, I'll continue the auto tests and report back regularly; currently testing a 166:1 ratio.
