Re: Extremely poor V6 Mileage

From: Toney (discman@home.com)
Date: Sun May 23 1999 - 18:22:39 EDT


--SNIP--
  My advice is
> -Get electrical fans
                PLURAL?, what would be wrong with 1 16"?

> -get a 10" air cleaner assembly,
                or Some type of modified intake

> -try a can of "gas treatment" stuff.
                Could you recommend a brand?

> if you keep you foot off the pedal, it'll improve gas mileage, and when u
> friend pulls next to you in his ford ranger 4 banger and says he can out run
> you, you'll feel more confident...
>
> -Dester
> WITH a whole 16.1 MPG mixed with highway miles...
>
> << 1997 Dakota V6 Sport
>
> 13.5 miles per gallon...thats right, around 200 miles per tank
> full. 21000 miles on truck, most of my trips are around 5 miles, to
> work, to school. Any suggestions on where to start looking for the
> problem?
> thanks
> >>



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