Spring is almost here March BS thread!
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Someone is gonna have to prove to me that you will gain 1 mpg. I don't think it is near that much.
You know it is funny because some guys like you had trouble with heat and it fixed it and I never have so I think it is just a matter of how lucky a guy is on how there truck reacts to the cold. LOL Main thing is it worked for you. Did you keep track of fuel mileage before and after on a consistent basis?
You know it is funny because some guys like you had trouble with heat and it fixed it and I never have so I think it is just a matter of how lucky a guy is on how there truck reacts to the cold. LOL Main thing is it worked for you. Did you keep track of fuel mileage before and after on a consistent basis?
ok, so let's call it .5 mpg.
and let's say it's $40. that's still 12 tanks and it paid its self off... just sayin
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Someone is gonna have to prove to me that you will gain 1 mpg. I don't think it is near that much.
You know it is funny because some guys like you had trouble with heat and it fixed it and I never have so I think it is just a matter of how lucky a guy is on how there truck reacts to the cold. LOL Main thing is it worked for you. Did you keep track of fuel mileage before and after on a consistent basis?
You know it is funny because some guys like you had trouble with heat and it fixed it and I never have so I think it is just a matter of how lucky a guy is on how there truck reacts to the cold. LOL Main thing is it worked for you. Did you keep track of fuel mileage before and after on a consistent basis?
I never bought into the hype of the 203 degree thermostat, stock one works well for me
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Good morning again.
Back from the gym.
Working on getting the rear speakers installed in my car. It never had them to start with, so I picked up the housings at the junk yard the other day and had some brand new speaker laying around to put in them. The speakers that were in the housings were SHOT.
I agree Troy. My truck, once fully warmed up, will roast you out of the cab. Even on the cold days.
I really can't see 8 degrees in water temp making all that big of a difference.
Back from the gym.
Working on getting the rear speakers installed in my car. It never had them to start with, so I picked up the housings at the junk yard the other day and had some brand new speaker laying around to put in them. The speakers that were in the housings were SHOT.
I agree Troy. My truck, once fully warmed up, will roast you out of the cab. Even on the cold days.
I really can't see 8 degrees in water temp making all that big of a difference.
That is just it Mike. Very hard to tell if that will gain you mileage especially if it is just a little amount you are gaining when you can't get the same exact driving conditions.
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That is cool! Hopefully even better once the summer fuel is back!
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Someone is gonna have to prove to me that you will gain 1 mpg. I don't think it is near that much.
You know it is funny because some guys like you had trouble with heat and it fixed it and I never have so I think it is just a matter of how lucky a guy is on how there truck reacts to the cold. LOL Main thing is it worked for you. Did you keep track of fuel mileage before and after on a consistent basis?
You know it is funny because some guys like you had trouble with heat and it fixed it and I never have so I think it is just a matter of how lucky a guy is on how there truck reacts to the cold. LOL Main thing is it worked for you. Did you keep track of fuel mileage before and after on a consistent basis?
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You will never get better mileage than he gets now with just a thermostat. You might as well throw that money in the trash.
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someone said they did, but it was minimal.
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Unless you track every detail including weather conditions its hard to prove. I suspect most of the people saying increased heat are a result of simply replacing a bad t-stat. I've also read that even the OEM ones aren't always good out of the box.