On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:57:14 GMT, "RAM³"
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Gunner Asch wrote in
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Subject: Surprising increase in truck MPG
From: Gunner Asch
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.autos.tech

On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:32:30 GMT, (Doug Miller)
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In article ,
Ignoramus11166 wrote:

It is a Silverado 2500HD pickup with a 5.9 liter engine, not sure
about axle ratio.

And it only has a 22-gallon gas tank?????


My '89 Ford F350 1ton has dual tanks.

A 12 gallon and a 10 gallon.

351 fuel injected,
11,000 original miles

55mph = 15mpg
60mpg =13 mpg
65 mph =10.35 mpg

Gunner


Hmmmfff

My Dodge dooley gets better mileage than that and it's got a 36 gallon
tank. (20 mpg @ 60 mph; 17 mpg @ 70 mph)

It's running 4.10:1 gears in both differentials, too.

It's finally getting broken in after 41,000 miles of pulling a 7-ton,
13' high, 8.5' wide fifth-wheel trailer. grin

The "check engine" light flashes on a regular basis, so I assume there
is an issue, probably a bad vacuum line, though it runs and idles
fine. The exhaust smells a bit rich, though it passed California smog
with some of the smallest numbers the smog guy ever saw. Though..come
to think of it..the check engine light wasnt flashing then..it started
later.

I dont have a clue what the rear end ratio is. Its a bit doggy on
accelleration, but I figure thats because its a pretty small engine to
be dragging that extended and pop topped 1 ton van body around


Gunner


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