Range required to cross the nulla

[bagmaker]

ooooh, what do you drive the fan with??

[T1 Terry]

Me too, about the same weight. Email from Ray, was to do a farm stay but drove off the driveway, 2 farm tractors (HUGE f*&$kers) and 3 chains later he was out, spent the rest of the farm stay on the driveway !
Getting bogged scares me shitless !
Disagree about the 8V92 though, my mechs have a couple in line in a truck that puts out 2600 hp on nitrous.
We have been consistently getting around 3 k/l, and I put that down to not having to drive the fan which Davies Craig worked out used between 10 and 16% of the horses to drive. If you have a small spec motor like us, that's HUGE !
Thanks Steve, I am unsure of capacity, have fitted a gauge but did not fit one right to the bottom, was on 1/2 today where it sits for a long while, only put in 200 ltrs.
Anyone able to compute the diesel capacity of a tank 800 x 600 x 1000mm ?
Thanks
William

Looking forward to the actual figures as you cross the Nullarbor, it may look long and flat with hill in the middle, but that wind off the bight does strange things to fuel economy

[marashkar]

Bogged? I prefer to call it directionally challenged. The main thing is to stop sooner rather than later. As for fuel economy take the trailer off and goes straight to beetween 4 to 5 and makes it a totally different beast to drive. Steve

[T1 Terry]

ooooh, what do you drive the fan with??

Lithium/solar power of course you think I'm joking don't you

[BruceS]

I know it's more a general comment but I often wonder if ANYONE thinks the Nullarbor Plain really does stretch from Norseman to Ceduna?
It's only a very small section of the distance & only on the SA side of the border.
Apparently the name is aboriginal for "treeless plain".

[T1 Terry]

Well there ya go, learn something new every day, I thought it was the whole length and meant "place of very expensive fuel and bugger all else"

[dapope]

I make 480l out of tour figures there. Happy to be wrong

[Busman]

Sorry I was wrong it is 800 x 900 x 1000, what does that work out to.

Yep run the thermatics off my 3 Kw of solar in the day and my 800 Ah of Lithium at night, or engine alt if necessary.

Currently sitting in Warwick waiting for a mech, I think he will concur with my diagnoses of dirty fuel. He has access to new filts if needed, I would not know where to look in this town, and yes if that is the problem I will buy spares.
Got to the bottom of Cunninghams Gap and it was like trying to drive with the brakes on, crawled up in first for a while, managed second by the top
WTF, get out and see which wheel (s) is hot, bugger me none.
Drive off, what problem, it has disappeared ?
Got as far as the Caltex servo on edge of Warwick, down to second again
Only thing different is they put genuine Detroit filters on the fuel side when it was serviced, fine until we filled up yesterday, left this morn all ok till we got to the bottom of the range (just before actually)
William

[jamglor]

Its works out to be around 720 ltrs by the size you have given. Minus a ltr or two depending on the thickness of the material used for the fuel tank.
i.e 3mm , 5mm etc

[BruceS]

William the primary filter (water seperator) has a drain on the bottom of it.
The dirt/water will build up in the middle of the filter material until it blocks up.
Most times IF that is the problem you can drain it on the side of the road (several times!!) and continue until you fix the contamination.
Look to see if there is a drain on the bottom of your fuel tank. If there is, leave the bus overnight for everything to settle.
In the morning undo the drain until pure fuel comes out.
Some will advise you to put a litre or 2 of metho in the tank.
If it's a bug growing in the tank you may need some additive to kill it.
If it's been standing for some time in a cold area it may have gone waxy ........ that will quickly block up filters.
Terry will elaborate I'm sure.