Re: Mileage issues..

From: L. J. Morris (ljohn@alltel.net)
Date: Tue Jun 03 1997 - 22:26:40 EDT


Hey Rob;

What's a '39 Buick in a parade have to do with the DML? ;-)) What goes
around, comes around. Please don't take offense, just a little ribbing.

Later
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> From: Rob Agnew <ragnew@islandnet.com>
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: RE: Mileage issues..
> Date: Tuesday, June 03, 1997 4:19 PM
>
> At 01:55 PM 6/3/97 -0600, you wrote:
> >Yeah, I'm gettin about 14.5 Imp gallons, and about 12 (city) in U.S.
> gallons. I think it's a bit low, but on the other hand, I'm not really
> worried about mileage. It's the torque/hp I'm more interested in, hence
> the V8. I also haven't modified my truck any, either on the intake or
> exhaust side, so that may account for variances in mileage between mine
and
> some of the other trucks on the DML. BTW, thanks for all the input guys,
> this list is a great (if somewhat biased) resource.
> >
> >Pat Buthmann
> >
> >Calgary, Alberta
> >
> Pat:
>
> Around town, 14.5 miles/Imp.gal. is about the same for me...back and
forth
> to work, less than three miles. Once I hit the highway, the miles per
> gallon go up dramatically. I just havn't taken a long trip where I've
run
> a tank or two exclusively on the highway. I've just watched the miles
goes
> by and the fuel guage doesn't move much. I fully expect to get 20 mpg.
But
> then, I'm driving at 50 - 55 mph, and it's just idling along about 1700
rpm.
>
> As a sideline, I've got a 39 Buick inline 8, 4 door sitting in my
driveway
> right now. It belongs to a friend of mine, and I'm going to be driving
it
> in a parade on the weekend. It's been sitting for over a year and a few
> (many?) things don't work. Brakes ok, starts and runs, 3 spd. is a b***h
> to shift, brake lights work. It hasn't been restored ... what a tank!
>
> Cheers.
>
>
> Rob Agnew
> ragnew@islandnet.com
>
> Victoria, B.C.
> Canada

 



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