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Old 05-28-2012, 04:01 PM   #20 (permalink)
AndrzejM
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Hi again!

It was a long time since my last visit here, but haven't forgot about you guys. Unfortunately there's many things that I have to deal with right now so my modding plans for Berta are those of low priority Anyway I just got back from Prague and it was for now the longest trip with Berta. But before about FE I wanted to tell you that there's a problem with Berta's injection pump, cause it's sweating with fuel. I presume 0.5 litre per 100km or something about that. I have to deal with that asap. Just need to but a gasket set take out the pump and fix it once for all. Anyway I've managed to drive Berta for 1195km (~743 miles) till the yellow fuel light went on. After filling up I've counted FE and it showed up that consumption was ~4.33l/100km (54.32 mpg US) I thing that's amazing with the leaking fuel pump. In a month I'm planning next trip (over 3000km), hopefully I'll be able to fix Berta till then, and maybe I'll have time and $ for some eco-upgrades. So keep your fingers crossed.
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Gerhard Plattner: "The best attitude is to consider fuel saving a kind of sport. Everybody who has enough money for a strong car, can drive fast and hit the pedal. But saving fuel requires concentration, self-control and cleverness. It's a challenge with the nice effect of saving you money that you can use for other more important things."
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