"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:40:19 -0400, DSK wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
Never shut the E-TEC 200 HO off the entire time we were out - four
hours of constant running - idle (600 rpm), trolling (600 rpm), cruise
speed (35 mph @ 4100 rpm) and about six/seven minutes of WOT (54 mph @
5400 rpm). Four house of run time.

Refilled on the way home - same deal - right to the tippy top.

That's a bad idea.

I understand why you would think so, but for the short term and the
way the Ranger is vented, it isn't a problem just for testing
purposes.

Next time, it's a set amount of gas and we'll see what happens.

Ok, here we go.

4.883 gallons of gas.

That works out to 1.22075 gph.

I don't believe it either, but them's the facts as they say.

And if anybody calls me a liar, I have a witness who is willing to
"testify" as it were. :)

Air lock and/or heat expansion. If you refeuled the first
time in the morning, the stuff was nice & cool. How big is
your tank? After being in the boat in the sun for hours, the
fuel can expand several gallons worth in a relatively small
tank.

Nah - can't buy that - not with a 49 gallon tank. The expansion for
that amount of fuel is insignificant.

If it was diesel, I might agree with you, but not gas.


No way. "Several gallons"? Maybe if you had a 10,000 gal tank, gas or
diesel.

Eisboch