Sorry Ron,
But 18MPG is _horrible_ for that car. My '97 Stratus with the 2.0 and
5-speed will give you twice that, all day long on the highway. Hell, my '99
Ram 4x4 will give you 17 if you're gentle with her.
I'd do a thorough tuneup on it, plugs, wires, air filter, fuel filter,
everything that might possibly affect mileage. Take a hard look at the
plugs when you pull them. The timing is computer-controlled, so if it's
running rich, you've got issues.
I hope you can get decent mileage out of it, as those cars certainly are
capable of it.
""Ronald Taylor"" <scsilverdakdml@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> I managed to run a couple tanks of fuel thru it and I've managed to get an
> average MPG figure....
>
> 131.4 divided by 6.991 = 18.79 Miles to a Gallon.......Not too bad I guess
>
> The Fuel gauge appears to be off slightly if it's a 12 gallon tank, I've
> been re-fueling when it reaches
> 1/4 tank, plus or minus 1 gallon or so.....
>
> Anyone know if the Neon 2.0 uses 10w30 or 5w30 in the crankcase?......I'm
> going to change oil in it just to see if it helps or not, and I'm not sure
> when it was last done.
>
>
> Ron
> 01' Dakota Sport RC 3.9...
> http://www.dodgetruckworld.tenmagazines.com/mygallery.asp?id=8143
> http://www.dragtruck.com/ENTRIES/RUSCAS2XUMHU.html
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