Good luck Russ. The tire pressure thing is one of the first things I
checked. Mine weren't low, but I decided to go 10psi over the sidewall
rating to see if things would improve... No good for me (but at least they
haven't blown-up yet :-) --hopefully you'll have more success. I'm up in
New England so I'm sure they've started oxygenating the fuel which means my
MPG is gonna' keep goin' down 'till spring :(
I'm thinking about maybe removing my FABM and putting the stock air system
back on just to see if there is any effect. Maybe that's the culprit???...
Any thoughts on this one?
T.
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Subject: DML: Bad Gas Mileage
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 12/22/98 6:37 PM
Well, I have been racking my brain trying to figure out why I am getting such
poor gas mileage. I have made an effort over the past couple of days to try
to drive carefully and not punch it. One thing I noticed that really seemed
to help is that I have a subconscience urge to try to keep the RPMs above 2000
since this is where the Gibson really starts sounding mean. Although I never
realized it before, I noticed I tend to keep constant pressure on the go
pedal. This helped get me back up in the 12+ range.
The second thing that may have been hurting me was my tire pressure. I went
to checking the Dak over for my trip home tomorrow. I visually inspected my
tires and they looked o.k....but, I figured what the heck. I checked my tire
pressure and both my fronts were about 10 p.s.i. low and both my rears were
about 30psi low! Not sure how much this will affect my mileage, but it can't
hurt. Thanks to all that gave me feedback on my mileage problem.
Russ
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