Kenworth t680 12 volt or 24 volt?

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  1. Chebbydriver7195

    Chebbydriver7195 Light Load Member

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    I drive a 2016 kenworth t680 with a Cummins. I had a question alternator says 12v but someone keeps arguing it's a 24volt system.
    I thought they did away with the 24v system like mid 2000s
     
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  3. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    The t680 with a Cummins I drove at Big G was a 12v system. Never saw a modern ecm controlled semi with a 24v, not saying they don't exist, but in 26 yrs, the only system I have ever seen was a 12v negative ground and 1 12v positive ground (old Mack pre-ecm)
     
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    Haven’t seen that since 1987, and it was 24 volt start, 12 volt run.
     
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    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Notwithstanding that, how do you like your 680 overall? What kind of mileage you getting?
     
  6. Chebbydriver7195

    Chebbydriver7195 Light Load Member

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    I like it, this transmission isn't as good as the auto in my trainers truck. I get anywhere from 6 to 9mpg. Depends on how heavy I am and the area.
    Average is 6.8 and I'm like 198 out of 325 for mpg of my fleet.
     
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  7. SteveScott

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    Don't go by the average fuel economy on your dash display, it's rarely correct. I come down 97 through central Oregon every week, about 315 miles and fairly flat most of the way. I always fill up at the PFJ in Biggs on the north end because it's cheap, then I top off in Klamath Falls on the south end before entering California. My display always says that I'm getting around 6.5 mpg along that route. But when I top off and calculate it out, I'm getting more like 7.6 to 8 mpg. On flat ground like on the I-5 through central California, I can get 9.3 to 10 mpg loaded. Deadhead I can get over 11 mpg. I'm driving a 2019 T680, Cummins with auto 12 speed.
     
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    Going off fleet info. Based on fuel, milage and idle percentage. They keep track of all of it
     
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