Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:26:29 +0200
- Message No. 3479
From: Vladimir Stehlik
Subject: Re: Fuel consumption
Marcello wrote :
>However, I still confirm my reducement of fuel consumption after the first
>5000km with the modification, I now have changed the starting point for the
>backward counting Tripcounter from 280 to 330km and still sometimes I reach
>negative values before I have to switch to spare fuel.
Hi all,
I have an '96 @ RD07A and I did not any modifications to carburetors or
air filter - everything is original by Honda. I must say that I'm not
'race driver'.
Continuing discussion about fuel consumption & easy starts I must say
that I'm very surprised with my @ (with the first point). Last month,
during Greece meeting, I did ~5000 km, and I have been taking notes
about when and how much fuel I take and the result is 4.9 litres/100 km.
My average cruise speed is about 95-110 km/h and normally I do about 340
- 370 km per one tank - before I switch to spare fuel.
My friend Tomas, who was in Greece with me, does about 280 - 340 km per
one tank - and we go all the way together (he has 93 @ - also without
any modifications).
Now to the easy starts.
When you start to discuss about changing some little tubes in
carburetors 'to RD07A style' and you say that that's the reason why @
does not start good, I start thinking about it, because I have an RD07A
- so my starts should be perfect. But it's not true - if I let my @ stay
for one or more weeks I have to press Start button several times before
my @ starts to, at least, 'run sometimes'. I have tried to manually
refill fuel in the carburetors by forcing fuel pump to run (with one
cable) - it didn't help. So I think the problems with starts are
somewhere else.
Bye for now
Vlada
atic@gmx.net