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14 September 2008 Early fuel consumption figures indicate that the “sweet” speed for our Winnebago Motorhome is approxiimatley 85-88 kph (flat and wind free). Indication to date is 13.6 litres per 100k’s at this speed. These early numbers are confirmed by the recent economy run involving several Winnegabo Motorhomes being driven from Queensland to . . . → Read More: Fuel Consumption Since acquiring the new motorhome, it has been driven to Bathurst, to Narrabeen, to Penrith and finally to the Blue Mountains and Blackheath. After returning from the Blackheath weekend, “Blue Snoopy” had been parked in our drive. Last Sunday “He” noticed a dent in the side panel. Refence to photographs confirmed that the dent . . . → Read More: Bugger! – A Dent (Sh#!) We attempted to run the AC (Dometic 3300) in the new Winnebago with a Kipor 2600 generator. With the generator running, the AC “moaned” and the compressor refused to start. The fan in the AC unit worked. Spoke with Dometic who advised that a 2kva generator with invertor technology should start the unit. Spoke . . . → Read More: Using a Generator For Air Conditioning When calculating overall weight, remember: - 1 litre of water weighs 1 kilogram (100 litres weighs approximately 100 kilograms) - 1 litre of diesel fuel weighs approximately .86 of a kilogram (100 litres weighs approximately 86 kilograms) |
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