A toyota sienna toad

Bumpyroad wrote:
out of curiosity, what kind of mileage, or more correct, how much fuel will a vehicle burn while idling. My boss left his car idling in the work basement garage for an 8 hour shift and it was still purring when we got off work.

Obviously it'd depend a lot on the engine involved, but probably not much at all. Especially compared to how much the MH is burning up. :)

is the vehicle dying the only real issue here?

..That, and more importantly, the fact that you have an engine running back there without being able to see any of the gauges (dashboard) for it. If it developed an overheating condition or other issues, you wouldn't know until it was too late and major damage was done.

how could something be rigged to let you know up front it is still running?

I actually considered doing this at one time, Bumpy. My solution I was considering, was to get a good quality wireless camera/monitor (maybe something like the Swift Hitch), and somehow attach the camera so that it would show the dashboard of the toad (thought about strapping it to the driver seat headrest and aiming it forward?) Then, have the camera monitor up front in the MH, where I could see it. That way I could keep an eye on the toad's dashboard, and would know if engine shut off, or if any other gauges showed something not right.

I know, sounds ridiculous and 'rigged'. However, a wireless camera like that would be a LOT cheaper than a new vehicle or a lube pump, and would have other uses as well. Might be a good temporary solution until one was ready to buy another vehicle. :)

Will