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Old 06-17-2008, 11:49 AM
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OM617 fuel consumption question

I'd like to know how much fuel a typical OM617 will consume within a time period and different throttle settings.
For example at idle, at full throttle/no load and at full throttle/full load.
Gallons/hour, liters/minute, pints/week, any unit will be good.

Trying to get approximate values, I'm researching the possibility to build a MPG gauge and would like to know the consumption so I can order fuel flow meters with a suitable range.

I could go out and measure this with a measuring glass but it's difficult to measure the consumption with full load (moving at full speed uphill with a jar of diesel between your knees? ..)
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1966 Mercedes Benz 230S with OM617.912, automatic. Disk brakes from W108
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