That's great mileage. I think the 4.7 is est. to get
21mpg & you're getting 33% more with a 3.92
Did you do anything to improve the mileage?
--- Will Coughlin <willcoughlin@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have two problems with my 4.7L truck as of my trip
> today.I was driving
> home from college and I have about 2-2.5 hrs drive
> time.I was driving 50 mph
> @ 1800 rpm's with the heater running full blast to
> keep the motor under 190.
> I observed an average mpg figure of 28.6 mpg on this
> past tank of fuel,and
> was getting 28-30 on the trip today.My engine is
> still running hot and I got
> an engineer for a 4.7L on the phone today at DC
> after throwing an absolute
> shit-fit over my new truck running too hot for me to
> drive without the
> heater.He said that the 4.7L has a 195 thermostat in
> it, as we all know.He
> then told me that if the temp guage ever reads
> higher than 195, that
> something is abnormal or bad wrong, i.e.-idling with
> the a/c on with the
> grille close to a wall,towing a trailer that is
> bigger than the dakota is
> rated for up an abnormally large grade,etc. I am
> going to pour in the
> radiator relief and hope that helps.2ND problem-I
> was going to pick up my
> brother after the truck had been shut off for 1.5
> hrs and I used a 2nd gear
> start like I usually do, and I had the valves to
> float on me for the first
> time ever.Anybod else's valves rattle/float on
> takeoff? DC has declared both
> of these issues to be serious problems and asked me
> to take it to the
> nearest dealership before I drove it ANYWHERE else
> and that somebody from DC
> engineering would be in touch with all their service
> people trying to figure
> out what the hell is wrong with brand-new f^&*ing
> 5800-mile truck!!! I wish
> they would buy the SOB back and let me be on my
> way!! Sorry for the long
> post, but I had to tell somebody about this shit,
> thought ya'll might be
> interested,
>
> Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> '00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
> forest green sport plus/mods:upper&lower speed
> grille,checkmate flush
> fiberglass tonneau,carpeted bed,2-chamber flow
> w/duals at corners of
> bumper,lowered 2" in rear,R/T fender flares,chromed
> interior a/c vents,side
> windows tinted to 5%,back glass to 2.5% with chrome
> ram head decal,hidden
> hitch,pwr tailgate lock,K&N drop-in
>
>
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