Re: FABM and gas mileage?(Bernd)

From: bnich@bellatlantic.net
Date: Fri Dec 11 1998 - 18:46:08 EST


Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
>
> I should have already found the new air/fuel ratio and adjusted
> automatically. However, you can do this...
>
> (1) Disconnect the POS side of the battery
> (2) With the battery disconnected, turn you key to the START position and
> hold it for 15 seconds. (This will "bleed off" any residual power in the
> circuit)
> (3) Reconnect the battery and drive you vehicle (like you normally do) for
> about 30 minutes.
>
> It should now be reset and adjusted to the new system.
>
> Bernd D. Ratsch
> Pflugerville, TX
> bernd@texas.net
> "Gonna buy me a Dodge Truck and blow those Fords off the road....."
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> > bnich@bellatlantic.net
> > Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 7:33 AM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: FABM and gas mileage?(Resetting the Comp)?
> >
> >
> > Mike Crumley wrote:
> > >
> > > At 07:54 AM 12/10/98 , you wrote:
> > >
> > > >Since I have the V6 in my '97 Dak, the 14" would be too big.
> > I tried both
> > > >the 12"x3" and 10"x2.5" versions and immediately noticed a decrease in
> > > >performance as well as gas mileage.
> > >
> > > How long did you have the system on your truck? Did you reset
> > the computer
> > > and give it a chance to readapt to the new system? Anyone else with a V6
> > > have this same experience? This is the first I've heard of
> > anyone reporting
> > > anything like this and am curious about any other experiences.
> > >
> > > Mike Crumley 97 V6 Auto
> > > mail to: mcrumley@airmail,net
> > >
> > > If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living
> > > asking, 'Do you want fries with that?'-John Cleese
> >
> > Hi Guys, I put a home grown K+N on my v6. It made the Gibson sound
> > better but sometimes I feel like it lugs/lags a little. Its been in for
> > 2 months. Whats the deal with resetting the computer? Does it do it
> > automatically???? If not how do I do it. Bob
> >Bernd, Thanks for the info. Bob



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