Re: Mileage in the dumper!!!!!!!!!

From: Tim Berry (coolva1@home.com)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2000 - 11:03:06 EDT


You live in a big city? most big cities use additives I think...
I just put autolite 3923's per Jon Smith's recomendation.. and it seems like
I may get outta the 13MPG range... (yay!)
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Tim Berry -- Chesapeake, VA
`97 SLT 318 auto CC 2x4 LSD:
Dual's w/Flowmaster, Homemade K&N GEN II, 2 Electric Fans
180 T-stat, MSD 8.5 wires, Traction Bars, F&B Stage 1, Mod'd intake
Trans Go Shift Kit, BFG 275/60's, MP Puter, *Powerdyne ordered*
Edelbrock Headers/Y-pipe, Exhaust cutout B4 cat
BEST 1/4 15.488 @ 86.23 MPH
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Aajaynefour@cs.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 10:27 AM
Subject: DML: Mileage in the dumper!!!!!!!!!

> Fellow DML'ers,
>
> Help. I Changed the plugs in my 2000 4.7 to Autolite 5224's and the
mileage,
> which was already poor at 11.5, has become even worse. It is now in the
10.0
> range. I gapped the plugs at .045 (stock .040). Bad Map sensor? If so
how
> to test? Curiously, the mileage at highway speeds is very respectable at
> around 19.5+. Just seems to be city driving. WTF?
>
>
> Andrew



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