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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: xpander343 on September 01 2013, 01:57:45 PM

Title: fuel mileage
Post by: xpander343 on September 01 2013, 01:57:45 PM: Every-time I work on one of our newer bucket trucks it makes me laugh when you go through the dash settings to see the average fuel mileage on them. They bought gas powered f-450's instead of diesels to save money on the original price of the truck.

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Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: firebird_1252 on September 01 2013, 03:46:36 PM: is that good?
Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: xpander343 on September 01 2013, 04:22:43 PM: Thats a little over 5mpg
Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: Forzfed on September 01 2013, 04:46:58 PM: That's 6.5 miles per Imperial gallon! :rock: :rofl:
Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: firebird_1252 on September 01 2013, 09:26:25 PM: hey thats good for a ford.. means its actually running.
Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: TWIN86GNS on September 02 2013, 08:59:31 AM: At my work I drive a Chev pickup with a 4.3l V6 and it's mileage is worse than my own 4.8L V8 GMC. We put a LOT of miles on our trucks, from the end of October until mid April we run our trucks 24 hours a day / 7 days a week so we use LOTS of fuel.
Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: SuperSix on September 04 2013, 09:49:05 AM: Check engine light?
Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: xpander343 on September 04 2013, 12:45:09 PM: can't remember why the check engine lite was on but it was something silly and unhooked. Nothing that would make it drink fuel that bad. My employer has a few hundred of these trucks with 37 foot ladders on the roof and they are all about the same for fuel mileage. They generally fill them every day or every other day depending how far they are driving for the day. I'm sure our monthly fuel bill with 11k light duty trucks must be a horrifying sight.
Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: Jeff on September 04 2013, 01:22:58 PM: Quote from: TWIN86GNS on September 02 2013, 08:59:31 AM
At my work I drive a Chev pickup with a 4.3l V6 and it's mileage is worse than my own 4.8L V8 GMC. We put a LOT of miles on our trucks, from the end of October until mid April we run our trucks 24 hours a day / 7 days a week so we use LOTS of fuel.

its funny the 4.3 in my bros 86 monte is peppy and great but in his 99 blazer it really sucks. a total dog... bad mpg no power.... maybe when they wentt vortex :hmm
Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: granitestategn on September 04 2013, 02:56:17 PM: Quote from: SuperSix on September 04 2013, 09:49:05 AM
Check engine light?

Normal for a Ford truck. Don't be concerned.;-)
Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: SuperSix on September 04 2013, 06:22:28 PM: :D
Title: Re: fuel mileage
Post by: daveismissing on September 04 2013, 06:24:04 PM: Quote from: granitestategn on September 04 2013, 02:56:17 PM
Quote from: SuperSix on September 04 2013, 09:49:05 AM
Check engine light?

Normal for a Ford truck. Don't be concerned.;-)

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