[diesel_mercedes] Fuel Economy Check 1982 240D Automatic

 

249 miles , 24.6 MPG , Diesel Kleen Cetane booster used , some AC use (it's pooping out) .

Engine is rather worn out at 338,527 miles but it still runs very well indeed .

$3.99 / Gal . I don't see it that cheaply in L.A. these days .

-Nate


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[diesel_mercedes] Drafting

 



The deal is Henry :

When you're well & truly drafting , you're so close that by the time you respond to his brake lights going on , you've already hit his back bumper.....

As a matter of fact , I have occasionally drafted , on my 1994 Ural Tourist 650 Moto it struggles going over steep freeway grades like The GrapeVine etc. so if I see a Cal Trans truck , I'll usually get right on his left rear corner where I can see him looking at me in his mirror ~ if he gets upset or waves me off I back right off but usually they watch me for a moment then continue zizzing over the mountain @ 75 MPH , me drafting along with them .

Back in the day folks would call on OTR Truckers on the CB Radio and ask permission then get 1' off the back bumper , shift into neutral and be dragged halfway across America .

No matter what you do , drafting is EXTREMELY dangerous .

-Nate
        Henry  wrote :

seems, though, you'd be hard pressed to find a truck that could "stop
suddenly" enough to be hit by our cars, stopping distances and all. It'd
be human error, if it happened, IMO.


Henry



On 7/1/2014 6:24 AM, vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
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> You DIE.
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> What happens when the truckers stop very suddenly? Max
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> On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Lawrence Rhodes primobassoon@...
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> Drafting behind trucks using the 2 second rule improves fuel
> economy. I used 7.5 gallons to go 200 miles. Lawrence Rhodes
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