Recent content by PeterLC

I followed in this row. Diesel use went from 9,6 l/100km to 8,5l/100km (24V engine) (28mpg). And I can listen to the radio again, even on highways.

On an 80 a stiff fan clutch will kill fuel economy. I replaced mine a couple of weeks ago, fuel use went from 9,6l/100km to 8,5l/100km (28mpg). The fan clutch will pay for itself in a few months.

It looks like there are many different opinions on why a pedal sticks to the floor an what to do about it. So I'll just add one more. My pedal started getting lazy coming back up when cold, it is a mechanically assisted pedal. No obvious leaks to be found so I decided to change the clutch...

Sorry guys, pasted the wrong graph, here is a better one.

Well Gervin, that's only part of story. After a charge, at first your voltage will drop really fast from 14,5V to 12,8V, even with very low load. After that you can use this graph to get an estimate of the state of charge. Note that these points are measured at no load, which is may not be...

What you are looking for Dervis is the energy use of your fridge. That will be expressed in Ah (ampère hours) at 12V. You can compare that to your battery's capacity of 100Ah. Looking at the Engel datasheets, the 2,5A that you mention is the current draw of your fridge when it's running...

I think the F&R diff locks won't engage above 5km/h. Safety... I was never tempted to try it out myself.

Lead acid batteries have a huge problem with leaving them discharged, i.e. at a low voltages, under 11V. Sulfatation occurs while at low voltage. The sulfate crystals end up on the bottom inside the battery and create a shortcut inside a cell. However it is a slow process so if your battery...

The write-up. Finally:sweatsmile:

I wouldn't mind taking a look at one Crispin, can you clarify what you mean with ?

OK, build instructions are ready. But there is a little problem : the file is a 9MB .odt file (created by libreoffice). I can't upload that, it's not a "supported" file format on this forum although .odt can be opened by Word. I can make a .pdf, but that's 96MB ! Where can I learn which file...

EVs are generally fun to drive (to some), I work in a research centre and many of us drive EVs. We shouldn't mix up CO2 and pollutants. The former is a global long term problem inherently (for now) related to our appetite for energy. The latter is just a matter of (combustion) technology...

A rich shift means the ECU needs to provide more fuel than expected based on the air mass flow to keep the A/F ratio ideal based on the lambda sensor feedback. A leak in the intake system can cause this.