Diesel Flow Meters

Yes - look at FloScan or Navman, amougnst others if your engines aren't electronic. If they are electronic, the information may be available from the engine management system.

Rick
 
Yes Floscan are pricey, I think Navman ones are significantly cheaper. You'll need two flow measuring units (one for the feed, and one for the return) - which the diesel kits have (as opposed to petrol, with no return feed).

Rick
 
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Haven't fitted them yet, but will report when working.

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Do that please jez, cause i consider installing the navman solution as well /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
Best priced Navman I found is here do check shipping and duty UK VAT on import.

I did also find one on EBay US but now not available but do come up sometimes.
 
Yep, If you have twin engines you need another two senders. I looked at these gguys but their shipping to the UK plus the two added senders meant the cost increased to almost UK level.

Found a supplier on EBay who did the lot at a good price.
 
Re: Diesel Flow Meters - urgh

Ooer i had this stufff, floscan. It told you the consumption second by second. Absolutely awful. If you went slow it was quite big number, and ifyou went fast it was massive. If you turned the engine off the number was zero, phew. I know the general number for passage planning, and that's enough for me...
 
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Ooer i had this stufff, floscan. It told you the consumption second by second. Absolutely awful. If you went slow it was quite big number, and ifyou went fast it was massive. If you turned the engine off the number was zero, phew. I know the general number for passage planning, and that's enough for me...

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That was one of my thoughts, but then again it is usefull for some time to make some observations on your engines (equally distributed load, consumption, best throttles position).

Maybe the solution is to make the observations, tuning required and then throw the stuff away /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Re: Diesel Flow Meters - urgh

Depends if your bothered or not, but the Navman kit does give MPG, which for me is useful - not having an unlimited budget and all.

I just think it will be useful to know the most efficient speed in different weather conditions - even if I subsequently ignor it. Plus it also gives very accurate range, proper engine revs and fuel left in litres - rather than my analogue guage that once it is down to 2/3 of a tank swings around wildly and is totally useless.
 
And get one that reads SOG off GPS so it gives a readout of mpg. It's a bit useless being told GPH and then having to do some maths to get MGP
 
i do the cheap approach...a spreadsheet with the GPH for the engine and then various speeds with MPG calculated. then as i am cruising i just look up the RPM and across for the knots and find my MPG. using Floscan or one of the others is a nice solution, but with diesel heat and generator the total gallons measure is off anyway leaving just the current MPG calculation.
good luck!
 
I just reset the trip log on the plotter everytime I fill up and work from approximation and experience. However I do have a relatively large range and have yet to set out on any trip without a 40% margin............ /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

knowing exactly how much yo have available in the tank and how fast you are burning it have to be very usefull pieces of information for any boat user
 
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