[Shotimes] Fuel Milage

[Kerry Kinion]

Rarely get past 3rd gear in my "in town" driving.  Does that explain the
suck-ass mileage?

Kerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Epperly [mailto:epperly1@optonline.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 2:22 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Fuel Milage

Have you gotten past 3 rd gear? I get 24 with a chip in and 26 -28 with
no
chip.

        Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kerry Kinion" <kerry@kinionfurniture.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 10:16 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Fuel Milage


> I live in a small town and occasionally drive a 40 mile commute to
> Portland.  Just did 60k service and replaced O2 sensors.  Mostly I
drive
> very short trips.  Basically though, I get 210 miles per tank or 12-13
> MPG.  What am I missing?  God, I'd love to be getting 20 MPG or so!  I
> didn't change the fuel filter or air filter because it had been done
> recently.  To be quite honest - I don't even know where the fuel
filter
> is yet.  Does the fuel filter have a big impact on gas mileage?  Where
> is it?  Please excuse all my stupid questions in advance!!
>
> Kerry Kinion
> '93 MTX 111k, fresh 60k + a bunch of other stuff done. Wires, plugs,
> battery cables, radiator, etc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Fourchy [mailto:krazgeo@jps.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 5:12 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Fuel Milage
>
> On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:41:34 -0400, Brett Lykins wrote:
>
> >Over about the last 25k, i have noticed gas milage dropping from
around
> 28
> >or 29 to about 22 or 23 highway miles.  I have used fuel system
> >treatment(STP) around ever 3k to 4k since 1995.  Does anybody have
any
> tips
> >on how to fix this problem?
>
> It is ready for a tune up if you haven't already done it.  The plugs
are
> ready to
> change..they are good for 100K at the most.  It could need wires...do
> you notice any
> missing or stubling under hard acceleration?  What does the temp gauge
> say?  Does
> the engine warm up properly?  The gauge pointer should go to somewhere
> around the A
> or just above the L when it is properly warmed up and cruising at the
> speed limit.
> The Oxygen sensors can also cause mileage to drop over time.  They can
> last up to
> 200K miles or so, but also can go around 130 to 150K.  The easiest way
> to tell they
> are gone, if they don't leave a code, and a CE light, is to see the
city
> mileage
> drop WAY down, from the high teens to 20 or so, down to 12 or 13, even
> with
> conservative driving habits.
>
> The 60K or 100K (ATX) tuneups address most of these problems.  The O2
> sensors are
> sort of optional, but if you check out all these things, you most
likely
> will find
> the problem.
>
> George and the Lowrider
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