fuel flow meter

aggri1 Insano Dub Head

824 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 30 Sep 2004, 9:50 pm

#240026

Has anyone ever heard about putting a flowmeter into the fuel line somewhere to monitor fuel consumption?

I am having some problems with my bus, and I reckon they're fuel related. A flow meter would help diagnose the problem.

Also, this could be used to calculate efficiency (as in litres/100km) almost instantaneously ("almost" since carbies have the float bowl which would dampen the response somewhat).

What do you all reckon? Waste of time or interesting curiosity?

Aurel

aggri1 Insano Dub Head

824 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 30 Sep 2004, 9:52 pm

#240027

Oh woops, I forgot to add: I figured some stuff out, does it seem reasonable?

Inputs:
speed: 80km/h
milage: 15litres/100km
Output:
fuel consumption rate is therefore: 3 1/3 ml /sec = 0.000 056 litres/minute

That's more than I was expecting.

seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 2 Oct 2004, 12:52 am

#240529

Burket sell them helical flow meters , only problem is the cost of them .

you would be better to do what you did above.

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