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Subject:Re: 84 NA Diesel - loss of 'performance'
From:David Beierl
Date:Sat, 26 Feb 2000 03:05:27 -0500
Two little points --

At 01:27 PM 3/5/2000 , Robin Oomkes wrote:
>this speed with difficulty. Lots of smoke from exhaust.

Smoke = rich.

>Another note: both batteries (this Westy has factory aux battery) are
>pretty flat, as the van hasn't been driven for a while. Could the load
>on the alternator caused by these two half-charged batteries be so high
>that this would hamper performance of this (50hp only) engine to such an
>extent?

90A alternator (assuming it's putting that out, which it's not) = ~1.25 kw
= ~ 1.68 hp. developed.  With losses I can't see it above 2.25-2.5 hp =
~1.85 kw.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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