At 03:46 PM 7/13/02 -0400, you wrote:
>recently, my truck has suffered from nasty gas mileage...
>like about 14MPG in city (down from 16 a month or two ago).
>i haven't changed my driving style much, and my highway travel
>remains a constant 20-30% of each tankful.
>The only thing that i've done to the truck recently was to remove my
>homebrew intake, in favor of a nicer looking intake. Gabe
Check the condition of your air filter. If it's dirtly and
plugged up, this will cause a drop in gas mileage.
Then, take a look at your spark plugs and see if they show
that you're running rich. If so and your truck has 60,000
or more miles on it, test your O2 sensor. HTH.
Bob Tom Burlington, Ont., Canada
'97 Dakota Sport, 4x2, CC, Flame red, 5.2L, auto., 3.92SG
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