Fuel Usage

Discussion in 'Troubleshooting' started by pschlik, Nov 5, 2017.

  1. pschlik

    pschlik Well-Known Member

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    The EM2000 is nice for giving super detailed info on fuel levels, and I found that fuel usage seems to be based more on motor load than on engine RPM. Leaving the 66 in neutral and throttling up to notch 8 still uses pretty much no fuel, as if the locomotive were in idle. Only a couple milliliters every second.
    Engines are not 100% efficient, it takes a noticeable amount of fuel to keep an engine moving quickly even if it isn't actually doing anything.
     

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