Re: Gas Hog

From: DesignTech@worldnet.att.net
Date: Tue Jan 28 1997 - 16:34:55 EST


I let my girlfriend take my truck one day. She drove exactly 70 miles from
a full tank.

it is now down to 1/2 and i have a 22 gallon tank

i never get that bad mileage
i have to teach her to drive more economically. It was also on the highway
that she got about 7 mpg. I usually get about 20 mpg.

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> From: cfugina3132@VAX2.WINONA.MSUS.EDU
> To: Jules Glogovcsan <jghunter@nol.net>
> Cc: Cory <ckortman@selma.bsu.edu>; dakota@sseg.ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: Re: Gas Hog
> Date: Tuesday, January 28, 1997 1:24 PM
>
> This is just a thought but when you use up that much gas maybe you have a
> leak in your gas tank or your gas gauge is on the fritz.
>
> On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Jules Glogovcsan wrote:
>
> > Cory wrote:
> > >
> > > My Dakota Sport w/5sp. is a Magnum I-4. It has never used as much
gas as
> > > it does now. I Live in Muncie, In and I drove to Indianapolis (about
60
> > > miles) My truck went through 1/2 tank of gas going there. I checked
the
> > > plugs and they are in good cond. My plug wires are fairly new, and it
runs
> > > great, but it shouldn't be using that much gas. Should it?
> >
> > should it? i doubt it
> >
> > you could have a leak that evaporates due to wind or worse yet... heat
> > :(
> >
> > i heard of a 92 3.9 dak getting 10 mpg on phone today...
> > --
> > ###############
> >
> > Jules/MPI
> > 99 Tech Central
> > Dodgeville, RAM USA
> >
 



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