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Re: Mileage - UltraGauge Discussion
Reply #25 –
Joan

"Otherwise, what does one do with the mileage information?"

As the man said: If yore gonna dance ya gots to pay the fiddler!  ;D
Steve S.
Lazy Bones & Cedar
2004 30'IB (Island Bed)
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery
Live for the day!
Re: Mileage
Reply #26 –
I keep track of mileage for 2 reasons:  to get an idea if the vehicle is running ok, and to know what my range is so I can plan on gas stops.  On this trip of about 2500 miles we've averaged about 8mpg towing the Jeep Liberty.
2004 26.5 MB
Enjoying retirement traveling, Rzr riding, photography, and of course the 2 grand girls!
Re: Mileage
Reply #27 –
Lazy Bones wrote: "At one time I used a Scan Gauge II but gave it up due to vision problems. I now utilize the Ultra Gauge...
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Let me know if you'd like to sell off the Scan Gauge II.  I wouldn't mind having another one for a different truck...

Chip
2000 Front Lounge
Re: Mileage
Reply #28 –
Sorry Chip... it's already found a new home with a member of this board.  ;)
Steve S.
Lazy Bones & Cedar
2004 30'IB (Island Bed)
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery
Live for the day!
Re: Mileage
Reply #29 –
        (Just posted this from yesterday it was lost in drafts)

We bought the MX model of ultra gauge and calibrated the first time for accurate results but I find that our milage calculated the old fashioned way, miles traveled between gas stations filled all of the way up (not in Oregon) divided by millage driven.
  This results with a lower number then the ultra gauge display's for the average milage but is close.  The average display is around 9.2 and we are getting 8.8 but some times better closer to the 9.2.  The instantaneous milage number seems to be close but is also slightly higher as I estimate it vs the old fashioned way.  I also use the cruse control and cruse near 60 on interstates and use the add speed or reduce speed buttons when driving on cruse control.  I also look at my ultra gauge which has settings which I can fine tune for best milage vs speed.  We don't tow but sometime we have a small motor cycle less then 200 lbs on a back rack and we always carry bikes.  I have kept a log on my phone of all the miles driven vs fuel bought and price paid.  I should add it all up to see the grand number but I am sure I will be disappointed with the number.  We try to offset the LD milage with our Ford C-Max plugin/hybrid and have driven most of our local driving on battery which we charge at night.  Our LD has improved our fuel economy over our older 84 itaska which gets 6.5 max and an improvement in range of about an additional 150 miles which gets us from Costco/Top tier fuel to the next one without those unknown fillups we have done with the itaska many times...

          Karen~Liam
            26 ~ MB



1998 ~ MB  WanderDaze
previously a 1984 Winnebago itaska- The Road Warrior, before that several VW Buses and before that a 1965 Chrysler Convertible Newport or our 1969 Chrysler La Barron with an ice box and a couple sleeping bags
Re: Mileage
Reply #30 –
We're (still) considering buying an UltraGauge primary to help me monitor transmission and coolant temperature.  (I'm all in for the purchase but DW thinks differently.)  I've read that many UltraGauge users simply use the first screen and sometimes the second screen and only a fraction of the gauges.   I'd find it helpful to know which gauges UltraGauge or ScanGauge users have found the most helpful.  So if you have a spare minute, could you share this information with me?

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience.
Re: Mileage
Reply #31 –
Oil temp and tranny temp.
Dale from Downey 27’ 2012 RB,”Casa Verde”, 2000 Jeep Wrangler. Formerly1991 RB & 1990 Jeep Wrangler.
Re: Mileage
Reply #32 –
Transmission and Coolant temperatures. Intake air temp and battery voltage on a scan gauge.

Jim
Re: Mileage
Reply #33 –
Miles per gallon seems to be more of a concern for people who have never owned an RV, especially when gas prices are going up. I know it was for me before purchasing my LD in 2008 when gasoline prices more than doubled to $4.60 per gallon in just a few months. Probably the reason why I chose the standard V8 on the 24' at the time (Steve assured me it had plenty of power and at the time I had no intention of towing). But it didn't take long for the joy of traveling to override any worries about mileage. Nowadays it is not even something to think about. Currently getting 9.4 mpg towing a Forester, previously for the first 6 years got 10.4 without towing. Knowing what I know now I would have kicked in the extra $1k for the V10.
2008 FL
Re: Mileage
Reply #34 –
"Knowing what I know now I would have kicked in the extra $1k for the V10."
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There was at least one thread (probably several) on the old Yahoo board with queries from those planning to order a 2008 24' (and later; the V-8 was standard on the short rig until 2015) on whether to go with the standard/default V-8 engine or opt for the extra cost V-10 (One can probably find those threads in the archives). At that time, I remember that the majority of opinion felt that the V-10 was the better choice, even if one was not towing.

2003 TK has a new home
Re: Mileage
Reply #35 –
Quote from: Ed & Margee  - 
We're (still) considering buying an UltraGauge primary to help me monitor transmission and engine oil temperature.  (I'm all in for the purchase but DW thinks differently.)

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience.

i posted in another thread here you can get this info out of the $5 torque pro app and a $12 usb dongle. works pretty well for me...

Horsepower/Torque graph?
1999 MB
Re: Mileage
Reply #36 –
We originally bought the Ultra Gauge to be able to read  Error codes and also to be able to read the transmission fluid temperature although at this time we do not tow.  Now that we have it we have set up the first two pages with the first page being primary information and actually now the transmission fluid temp is on page two.  I now use page one as speed, instantaneous fuel economy, average fuel economy, air intake temp, engine temp and % engine load.  I drive mostly with Cruse control and fine tune it with the fuel economy vs speed vs % engine load factors setup on one and then switch to page two for other information about temps etc.  I like the large easy to see numbers and the amount of information I can get on on each page.  The programming is not difficult although now if I had to change something it would require some rereading the manual.  Truth be told, I forgot how the thing works form a year ago when I first programmed it but I could figure it out again.  -There is always trial and error?
 I do recommend the ultra gauge as a great monitoring unit which gives you a look at the information which the engine computer is operating on.

       Karen~Liam
          26 ~ MB

1998 ~ MB  WanderDaze
previously a 1984 Winnebago itaska- The Road Warrior, before that several VW Buses and before that a 1965 Chrysler Convertible Newport or our 1969 Chrysler La Barron with an ice box and a couple sleeping bags
Re: Mileage
Reply #37 –
I ordered the UltraGuage MX for the error codes, transmission temp, and mileage for my 06 26.5 MB and connected it last weekend but got error codes on the transmission gauges on the 2nd page.

I unplugged it until have more time to play with it so back to just doing the math to estimate the mileage in the meantime - which will probably do anyway even with the gauge out of habit.  It got just under 9mi to gal on 1st half of 2 night trip to Ft Bragg/Mendocino area from Sacto this past Sun which is normal for it.  Filled up there so will need to fill up again to get mileage for the 2nd half.

The UltraGauge errors on the transmission gauges may be a user or ordering error but Just a heads up to others I ordered the Ford other (non can) programming option with a note to change it accordingly to the most appropriate compatible option for an 06 e450 with 6.8 v10 since I wasn't sure which programming option to order. They penned in Ford CAN 2008 on the receipt and looks like that is what it is programmed for based on the gauges.

Rich Meek
 
2006 MB
 
Re: Mileage - UltraGauge Discussion
Reply #38 –
On my UltraGauge I use one screen only.  It has:
Engine coolant temp
Trans temp
Miles of fuel to empty
Gallons remaining in tank
Instant MPG
Trip Average MPG
I have a number of alarms set up so if something else, that I don't want to monitor on a frequent basis, goes out of a certain range, I will receive an alert.  I think I have about 30 of those alarms set up.  Three that I know of offhand are engine coolant temp above 225, trans temp above 225, and gas tank below 1/3.

Ken F in NM
'08 MB