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TryHard
Joined: Thu May 13, 2010 1:49 am Posts: 1041 Location: Perth
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hey guys have not said much for ages
well the time has come for a locker i have decided... but first i need to fix this problem i have a idea of what it could be but not a easy fix
atm
i have the stock fuel tank with a few nice dents in it my problem is that im useing way to much fuel eg 100 - 150 ks to a tank ! = cant really get anywhere to use the locker haha
now im thinking of replacing the carb but i was just wondering if theres and easy fix for the carb and what could cause it to use so much .. i know with motorbike carbs all u do is adjust the air / fuel mixture but on the zook i think it would be dif .. and prob easyer to by new carb any ideas felas ..many thanks
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SuziBlu
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4268 Location: Eyre Peninsula
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Instead of calculating 100-150ks to a tank, can you tell how many kilometers to the liter, or how many liters per hundred kay.
If your tank is dented to buggery, 100 - 150k may well be fine, but without knowing how much fuel you are using, as in how many liters to do the 100-150k its impossible to say whether that is excellent fuel milage, or fuk all.
_________________ Bad decisions make good stories.
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TryHard
Joined: Thu May 13, 2010 1:49 am Posts: 1041 Location: Perth
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SuziBlu wrote: Instead of calculating 100-150ks to a tank, can you tell how many kilometers to the liter, or how many liters per hundred kay.
If your tank is dented to buggery, 100 - 150k may well be fine, but without knowing how much fuel you are using, as in how many liters to do the 100-150k its impossible to say whether that is excellent fuel milage, or fuk all.
yes u do have a very good point and i didnt think of it like that .il work it out and let u guys no but what would be good per 100 ks for a suzuki 8 ?
all so the thing is it has seem to have got worse .. i rember when i used to get 300 to 400 out of a tank depending how hard i drove it .. ever since the hill climbs it hasnt really been the same ..thats why i dont think its anything to do with the dents in the fuel tank
Last edited by TryHard on Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:11 am, edited 1 time in total.
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royce

omnipotent being
Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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Sierra with 31's is about 12l/100km
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TryHard
Joined: Thu May 13, 2010 1:49 am Posts: 1041 Location: Perth
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royce wrote: Sierra with 31's is about 12l/100km
ty il work it out
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atari4x4

az supporter
Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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don't forget larger tyres will put you odo/speedo out giving you a false reading.
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SuziBlu
Joined: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4268 Location: Eyre Peninsula
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Another thing, are you going by the fuel gauge, or running out, fuel gauges are a tad unreliable, every time i fuel up, I press the odometer and zero it, this tells me how many Ks I have dun without trying to remember, I get around 10lph out of the vitara, so I know when i get about 300 or so up on the odo its time to refuel, no matter what the gauge says.
_________________ Bad decisions make good stories.
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cammogg
Joined: Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 10 Location: Dingley Village, Mel
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Checked everywhere for any fuel leaks? At tank, along lines and around carby?
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Rockhopper
Joined: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1265 Location: Chipping Norton
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Depends on the driving for me. Driving around town with 31's and 6.5:1 transfer I get around 10 litres per 100. Freeway driving trying to sit on 110, and the fuel economy is abysmal
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whincup

az supporter
Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:30 pm Posts: 1588 Location: Gracemere, QLD
Vehicle: '94 suzuki maruti
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oh shit, i get 13L/100km regardless of driving hard or granny-style. no fuel leaks, just what i get... forced me to buy a second car since i do 500+km per week and refuse to sell the zuk.
almost stock size tyres, stock everything else...
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