Estimated CMP Mileage

[Dennis Gelean (RIP)]

When it comes to ICBC and army trucks they are excellent, first you apply for a VIN # and you only need proof of purchase. Pay the tax and 40.00 for the vin plate, the plate will be mailed to your choice of ICBC garage. Do Not Talk to a auto plan dealer, after the Vin # you can insure it as Vintage. If you have problems go direct to ICBC

[chris vickery]

How long is a piece of string???
If I were you, I would do a test run of your machine. Fill it up with a known quantity of gas, drive a specific distance, see hwat you have left and do the calculation.
Remember, hills, gearing etc will affect the mileage as will idling time, traffic slow downs etc. I would add in a safety factor to account for these things when calculating my mileage.
To venture forth with such a trip based on guesswork is a risky undertaking.
Make sure that you also have plenty of spares to fix the items that may break down en route.
These might include plugs, filters, oil and fuel pump, carb, points, dizzy, coil wires, etc
Has your truck been on the road and if so, how reliable has it been? If you have racked up a couple thousand KMs over the last couple years without any issue, I would think that is a good starting point. If you are rolling out a freshly restored project, take heed. Trust me, in all the excitement it is all too easy to overlook things. All the Best!

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Gary,

First agree with Harry the two piece Fenton Dual headers solve a number of problems on the stovebolt engines.

Now as to gas mileage, this is always a hard thing to nail down but here goes, my HUP traveling in convoy with other MVs seems to average 10 MPG (that's US gallons) while my C60S with radio box total GVW 10,000 gets 6-7 MPG (again US Gallons) If I'm not driving in convoy the C60S pushing down the interstate alone it at 60 MPH MPG is more in the 5 MPG range.

Interestingly enough up engine-ing from the 216 to the 261 didn't really change the convoy MPG on the big truck. Just means I can run away from M37 s going up hill.

Cheers Phil