Re: High Mileage with 180 T-Stat

From: Asautt@aol.com
Date: Sat Mar 27 1999 - 09:03:50 EST


In a message dated 3/26/99 2:01:44 PM Pacific Standard Time,
fawcett@uism.bu.edu writes:

> Anyone out there with a 4x4, CC, V8, Automatic, *and* 180 T-Stat getting
> high MPG?? I put mine in right after I bought the truck so I have no real
> baseline to see if this might be the culprit. My overall MPG average after
> 11,361 miles is 12.01, highway high was 14.93 and low (fun) was 8.93.
>
> Thanks!
>
> T.

Same Dak with 3.55 Axles, stock stat, >3,500 mi. averaging 15.2 mpg in a
pretty even split of highway/city. I don't baby it, but don't run hard all the
time. Probably pretty average driving for somebody that hasn't been sittin' on
top of a V-8 for a few years ; )

Chief



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