dieselhead123 wrote:As fuel is cheap in France, the bigger tank you have, the more cheap fuel you can 'import'
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thegreathowardo wrote:Ok, MOT failed and hardly surprising as you couldn't see from one end of the unit to the other with all the smoke! It doesn't smoke when driving it but it does when left to tick over. So plan B fit the spare engine, no great shakes, it probably take a day once I have built it. There were only a couple of other issues on the MOT which won't take long. So within 2 weeks we will be up and running and booking that ferry!
thegreathowardo wrote:Well on my recovery truck V8 Transit I fitted a long range Ford Cargo lorry tank, which I think is 25-odd gallons. I averaged around 12-13 miles to the gallon with that BUT it only has a direct 1:1 top gear, the Luton conversion uses Dieselhead's adaptor so you can use the MT75 gearbox with its overdriven 5th gear... maybe good for 15-16 mpg? Hopefully I'll find out in a couple of weeks with its first French trip. I will of course get it LPG-ed soon anyway. By the way that 12-13 mpg was with a Holley 4 barrel, the Luton is running twin SUs...
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