The conversion to propane seems like a good idea, Devid!
Andy I.
: Yes Andy it is very thirsty, it crosses 7 kilometris of highway with a
liter
: and 5 or 6 in the street urban, but this is a problem of all the Volvos
240
: Sold in Italy, because for the Italian taxes an engine under the 2000cc
was
: convenient, but the car was heavy and consumed a lot, these old Volvos are
: almost all been modified for working with the Gas liquid propane.
:
: Devid
:
:
:
: "Andy" <
[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
: : > Hi David,
: >
: > I too have a 240 with the 2.3litre engine, a '93 Wagon with 5-speed
: > manual
: > transmission
: > By coincidence I too live in South West British Columbia, Canada,
actually
: > on Vancouver Island.
: > Despite the wagon being somewhat heavier than the sedan of "JCH"
(perhaps
: > I
: > drive with a lighter foot......), but my city/country driving (hardly
any
: > highway driving) generally uses less than 10 liters/100Km (i.e 10
: > Km/liter),
: > often as low as 9.2 litres/100Km or ~11Km/litre
: >
: > Your 240 seems much thirstier!
: > Andy I.
: >
: >
: > : > : devid.moto wrote:
: > :
: > : > I have a 240 Polar. done build for the Italian market with a 2000 cc
: > engine,
: > : > this engine it crosses 7 kilometers with a liter of gasoline, how
much
: > road
: > : > does it cross a 2300 cc built for the other markets?
: > : _____
: > : Recent measurements on 1989 240 Volvo Canadian sedan, 5 speed manual
: > : tranny, 2.3 l B230 engine:
: > : 1) City driving winter - 9.5 to 10.0 km/liter (10.5 to 10.0
l/100km)
: > : 2) Highway driving summer - 12.8 to 13.2 km/liter (7.8 to 7.6 l/100km)
: > :
: > : (Note: location is south west BC, fairly mild winters with lowest
temps
: > : around -7 to -8 C for a few days)
: > : --
: > : Regards / JCH
: >
: >
:
:
And in what kind of conditions?