Re: [MV] M-880

From: ken uhrick (kuhrick@home.com)
Date: Sat Oct 14 2000 - 17:14:22 PDT


At 04:35 PM 10/14/00 -0700, chance wolf wrote:
>At 06:54 PM 10/14/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >List:
> >>>>5 - 5.5 mpg
> >
> >Why for does the M-880 get such poor fuel
> >mileage?
> >
> >Its not an M-35.
> >It doesn't have 5.87 axle gears.
> >The 318 V8 is not a bad motor.
> >Its not the first time these numbers (5 - 5.5) have been
> >mentioned with reference to the M-880.
> >Is it typical of the 880s?
>
>M-886 is the 4WD Ambulance configuration, and I believe the
>variant for which the fuel numbers were quoted.
>
>The 886's are full-time 4x4 (that is, no 'Warn' hubs to
>lock or unlock), are *very* heavy, and, despite the domed
>cab-top to allow for the walk-through nature of the vehicle, seem
>to otherwise possess the wind coefficient of a backhoe.
i'm the one saying 5.2/5.5
and i have it loaded like 8-9 k lbs
that is part



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