Well, putting premium gas in could actually make your mpg go DOWN. As a
general rule, the lower the octane, the better the gas mileage. That's all
I can help you with.
Andy
At 07:40 AM 12/3/1997 -0600, you wrote:
> I own 2 Dak's, 1 is a '97, the other is a 1993 Dakota Sport with
>a 4cyl 2.5L. I've been having som etrouble lately with getting really
>poor gas mileage. I've re-gapped all my plugs, cleaned my fuel-injection
>system thourghly, gave it a major tune-up, and finally just have been
>using premium only gas. I used to get 20-26 mpg on the highway but now
>for the past year I've only been getting 16-18mpg on the highway.
> Does anybody know any other way to remedy this gas problem I am having?
>
>PLEAS HELP
>
> Joe "MUSTANG KILLER" Hughes
>
>
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Andy Callahan University of Kentucky quasideedle@uky.campus.mci.net
http://sac.uky.edu/~accall0/truckpics.html
'97, black/mist gray, 4x2, Sport, club cab, 3.55 SG, 5-speed, Tire &
Handling Package, all the little goodies
Mods: Firestone Firehawk SS10 275/60/15's, GT Classic steel tonneau
cover, "Super Sucker" FIPK by Air Meldrum, CC bed mat
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