1993 Travelaire 454 chev p30 low power
Last year, I purchased a used 1993 travelaire 34' class 'A' MH w/t a chev 454, (TBI i believe) and has the 4 speed A/T. I live in western Canada, and have since made several trips into the rockies. I'...
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My first guess would tend to be a blocked exhaust system. But with such low mileage I would really wonder about that.
However I am really puzzled about your high gas mileage. The best I seem to do with a similar engine is 6.5 average which with your Imperial gallons would translate to about 7.8 miles per gallon.
Or conversely you're 17.5 miles per gallon adjusted for gallons here in the U.S. would be 14 miles per gallon. That is so far above normal as to be totally bizarre.
As for it running hot, on my engine the sensor for the temperature gauge on the dash is in the left head between a couple of cylinders. Right on the head next to an exhaust manifold is the hottest place in the water jacket so normally you would see a high reading on the dash gauge. However some people claim that not to be true. But for me it is. And I'm running an Auto Meter after market sensor and gage. They still give a hot reading. I see 235 or 240 F quite often but in a pressurized system that isn't all that high.
It sure we'll be interested in seeing what your problem turns out to be with the low power.
However I am really puzzled about your high gas mileage. The best I seem to do with a similar engine is 6.5 average which with your Imperial gallons would translate to about 7.8 miles per gallon.
Or conversely you're 17.5 miles per gallon adjusted for gallons here in the U.S. would be 14 miles per gallon. That is so far above normal as to be totally bizarre.
As for it running hot, on my engine the sensor for the temperature gauge on the dash is in the left head between a couple of cylinders. Right on the head next to an exhaust manifold is the hottest place in the water jacket so normally you would see a high reading on the dash gauge. However some people claim that not to be true. But for me it is. And I'm running an Auto Meter after market sensor and gage. They still give a hot reading. I see 235 or 240 F quite often but in a pressurized system that isn't all that high.
It sure we'll be interested in seeing what your problem turns out to be with the low power.
