Possibly not stock size tires? That could fool the computer.
-Joe
> Well, I've fixed my A/C. Seems that the body shop forgot to add
> the orfice
> tube after they installed the new condenser. Now it cools better
> than new.
> I can get it down to 42* out of the vents on a 100* day. Mighty nice in
> east Texas.
> Now on to another problem.
> I went ahead and changed my plugs out from the AL 3924's to the 3923's to
> see if i could up my MPG. I cleaned the TB and installed the new
> plugs and
> it helped.
> Now i'm getting 12.1 on the overhead. Funny thing is that if i
> do the math
> by hand with the miles/gallons used it's 13.3.
> I've never checked my overhead trip meter to see if it is right.
> I've owned
> the truck since July of '97 and allways thought it was right.
> Now the question is.. How do i calibrate the readings?
> I assume the overhead reads off the TPS, MPH, and fuel level to
> achieve the
> instant read out and the average MPG.
> Could it be off from replacing my TPS? This is the only thing i
> could think
> it would be. Everything else is the same other than the tires being 32's
> instead of 31's.
> Could i have a bad TPS?
> --Hop
> '97 CC 318 $x4 3" PA 3" Rancho
> http://home.swbell.net/hopsdak/dak.html
> http://www.uberstorage.com/tex/public/Dakota/
>
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