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mogleteer Winch Assistant
Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Odometer: 51 Location: hadleigh, suffolk
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:58 pm Post subject: 404 fuel economy.
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What sort of fuel consumption would you expect from a 6 pot petrol 404 on standard wheel equipment? and are they easy carbs' to set up?
__________________________________ If it broke you probably laughed when it did so.
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mike97 Guest
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:54 pm Post subject:
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Hmmm, 404 fuel economy! I often get asked this question, and because its so thirsty I have never even attempted to work it out. Just fill it up and don't tell the misses
The carb is quite easy to set up, there are two idle mixture screw, basic setting is to screw them right in (gently) and then undo three 'hald turns'
The main jets are fixed so require no adjustment, but they do block up sometimes.
The workshop manual is usefull for more info, and can be downloaded for free fromthe benzworld site.
mike
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mogmaner Winch Assistant
Joined: 26 Feb 2009 Odometer: 91 Location: NOTTINGHAM
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:19 am Post subject: mpg
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im running mine on stright lpg whitch is giving around 10mpg ,i would expect a well set up petrol set up to give a little better consumption due to its higher power output ,but still only low teens.
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s.frimodt Just got MTs
Joined: 08 Sep 2009 Odometer: 170
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:42 pm Post subject:
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Max 5 km/l. Usually around 2,5 to 3,5 km/l when doing small trips and/or offroad. Fitting two carbs actually improved my economy with around 1km/l all around
__________________________________ Søren Frimodt Petersen
(Jysk Mog Crawlers)
'64 Mog 404, 49" Nokia MPT's, 120bhp M180, rollcage etc.
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dxmedia Mud Obsessed
Joined: 10 Dec 2008 Odometer: 2185
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:55 pm Post subject:
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Better than my Jeep ZG 4.0 !!
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mogleteer Winch Assistant
Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Odometer: 51 Location: hadleigh, suffolk
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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:24 pm Post subject:
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Mmmmmmmmmmmm(strokes chin) that's bearable considering a 2,25 petrol L@#$R###r struggles for more than 15mpg, Now, for purely off road work will a 404 all fuel manifold allow it to run on 28second heating oil, like an old tractor once it's warmed up.
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mogmaner Winch Assistant
Joined: 26 Feb 2009 Odometer: 91 Location: NOTTINGHAM
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:43 am Post subject: good question
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The conpretion ratio would sute tvo , its wether the manifold gets hot anothe to turn the fuel to vaper fully ,would be legal if taxed ag or historic ag mc , under the exemption made for TVO enginesto the vintage clubs.I think you would need to create a hot plate to go between the carb and manifold or box the manifold to trap the heat from the exaust around the inlet manifold .could be fun finding out.
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Turnip Just got MTs
Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Odometer: 192 Location: Gloucestershire
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:55 pm Post subject:
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Dont know how 28 second heating oil compares to traditional TVO? My experience of converting a petrol to TVO was many years ago on a Fegi T20, the kit consisted of 2 head gaskets and a spacer plate (about 2mm) to drop the compression ratio and a vapouriser to preheat the fuel. In action the thing would run on TVO but at somewhat reduced power and the timing had to be jigged around to get it sweet. Also it stank! pre ignition was a problem and if you worked it hard in the field, you could switch off the ignition and still keep going!
Unfortunatley by far the biggest problem was bore washing, the TVO didnt combust very well and very soon the sump oil was diluted by the TVO and became like water.
Just my view, and it was an old engine, but you talk to a lot of old boys and you will hear the same story I think?
We did run a Standard Pennant as a field car, which we started on a squeezy bottle of petrol down the carb and ran on TVO fed through a copper pipe wrapped round the exhaust manifold, but I was young and irresponsible then ................Im not young now!
Go on fit a Diesel.....you know you want it!
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mogleteer Winch Assistant
Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Odometer: 51 Location: hadleigh, suffolk
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:39 pm Post subject:
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i have the chance of a 2.3 oil brner from a vauxhall carlton, fanimolds on the rhs
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