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Erika · 09-14-2012, 11:49 PM

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2178 8/5/2006 6:51:53 AM 8/5/2006 Bob Fetters jf3brand@idcomm.com 1994 Newell 8V92 Our '93 38ft. single rear axle DD 8V92 will climb I70 over the Continental Divide better than most cars. We pay attention to all temperatures all the time, but we have never found anytime they were out of range. We just returned from Wall S.D. where it was 111 and the engine temps remained within the drive range. We pay very close attention to the exhaust gas temps when hill climbing as we have experienced engine malfunctions in boosted conditions with other vehicles we own. Our Newell has always stayed within accecptable temperature ranges, but we still remain alert. Our trip to the Black Hills saw our fuel consumption at a little better than 7 MPG while maintaining speed limits both up and down hill. Here at home in the Colorado Rockies, we average between 5.7 to 6 MPG depending on how much uphill there is to the trip. I would not expect to see anything better than 7 in any case and we plan our fuel stops based on 5 MPG to be sure we reach the right priced fuel. (Wall, S.D $3.269, Caspar, Wy $2.869, Denver, CO $2.999) We are wild about the performance of our DD 8V92.

09-14-2012, 11:49 PM	#111
Erika Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 774	A 2178 8/5/2006 6:51:53 AM 8/5/2006 Bob Fetters jf3brand@idcomm.com 1994 Newell 8V92 Our '93 38ft. single rear axle DD 8V92 will climb I70 over the Continental Divide better than most cars. We pay attention to all temperatures all the time, but we have never found anytime they were out of range. We just returned from Wall S.D. where it was 111 and the engine temps remained within the drive range. We pay very close attention to the exhaust gas temps when hill climbing as we have experienced engine malfunctions in boosted conditions with other vehicles we own. Our Newell has always stayed within accecptable temperature ranges, but we still remain alert. Our trip to the Black Hills saw our fuel consumption at a little better than 7 MPG while maintaining speed limits both up and down hill. Here at home in the Colorado Rockies, we average between 5.7 to 6 MPG depending on how much uphill there is to the trip. I would not expect to see anything better than 7 in any case and we plan our fuel stops based on 5 MPG to be sure we reach the right priced fuel. (Wall, S.D $3.269, Caspar, Wy $2.869, Denver, CO $2.999) We are wild about the performance of our DD 8V92.