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Old 06-27-2008, 11:08 AM   #27 (permalink)
AnDoireman
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Baz - '93 Peugeot 106
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Originally Posted by NoCO2 View Post
Recently I have not been doing EOC because I've been doing some experimenting with coasting in gear vs. in neutral to see which gets me better millage (I think I have a fuel cutoff while coasting in gear based on data so far). However, if I had to guess, on my way to work, traffic permitting and when I'm not on my bicycle, I probably EOC about 50-60% of the time on the way there, and almost never on the way back because the way there is a nice rolling downhill while the other is just the opposite so I take the highway to avoid the hilly ride home.
Regarding the ICE cutting off its fuel supply when coasting - I assume my 1993 diesel engine does this, but I'm not 100% sure. I've been meaning to find out if it actually does. Can anyone point me in the right direction? It'sa Peugeot TUD3 if that helps.
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