2000 Ram Van Electric Fan Conversion
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I pretty much followed his lead,
I have links to what I bought in my post:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/dodge-r...-2000-van.html
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I have links to what I bought in my post:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/dodge-r...-2000-van.html
-bb
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Sorry for the delay in posting mpg figures. I have been spending 1.5 hours idling in the parking lot every day with my AC on and it radically skews my milage figures. I have made several other improvements but by way of update, my gas milage is now 16mpg combined, and about 18 - 19mpg highway at 75mph.
Is yours a 318 engine with the 355 gearing in back? We are getting ready to make our trip from IL to Florida in a week or so and that is our engine rear end combination. I am going to pick up the Gator Back belt as Steve suggested.
As you know I just had the inner and outer pinon gears replaced. So far I have not seen any great improvement in mileage but I have not done any long trips. The best I ever got on my trip from Ca to IL was 14.7 and that was before the tune up I just did.
Ok I see where your van is the 5.2 but its the short wheel base so it will be a little lighter than mine. I have the size inbetween yours and the extended.
I noticed you have painted the roof of your van white! I have been thinking about doing this myself. Has it helped it remain cooler in the summer months?
Jason
Last edited by ComicDom1; Aug 20, 2012 at 01:06 PM.
With two A/C compressors running I'm actually surprised it's that high. I get 18 or 19mpg highway on the drive to Austin and back. Thats driving 70 - 80mph with with the A/C cranked up all the way. In town I know I was initially getting 15mpg after I put new Michelin LTX M/S2 tires on it.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....WLXL&tab=Sizes
But I discovered I had a bad fan clutch, and after I fixed the fan clutch it dropped to barely 14mpg.
I intend to start a gas milage thread here soon and we can go over some of the things that kill any chance of decent gas milage on these monsters like dragging brakes. And maybe even learn something new, with any luck!
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....WLXL&tab=Sizes
But I discovered I had a bad fan clutch, and after I fixed the fan clutch it dropped to barely 14mpg.
I intend to start a gas milage thread here soon and we can go over some of the things that kill any chance of decent gas milage on these monsters like dragging brakes. And maybe even learn something new, with any luck!