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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 01:47 PM
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99 F250 SUPER DUTY IS GETTING POOR FUEL MILEAGE.
Im getting at best 15.5 mpg empty and when hauling around 8mpg?
What should I get? Any suggestions?????
I got dtc codes P7A00 & P68C3. Cant find out what they mean..??
 
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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Youre fuel mileage is normalish. Google is your friend. Read this - its a recent post about the same thing.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nda-sucky.html

Those are not standard DTC codes, where are you getting them?
 
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 2buck
What should I get? Any suggestions?????
A beater commuter car for "empty" daily driving.

Use the truck only for what it does best: Pulling things.

As was said in the post above mine. It's NORMAL. Sounds right about where it should be depending on the weight/aerodynamics of what you're hauling.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 08:56 PM
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OP, yep sounds pretty normal depending on specs.

Cody...You wasted one of your few remaining posts on this??? Just kidding, as always I hope you change your mind, but I understand where you are coming from. BTW like the Andrew Wilkow avatar better than the Beavis or Butthead, whichever it was...
 
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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Sounds like he is pulling codes with a scangaugeII. Every once in a while I get screwy codes like that in my toyota prius. Yes, laugh it up, I have a prius and a F250 SD lol.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by BigAlsPSD
OP, yep sounds pretty normal depending on specs.

Cody...You wasted one of your few remaining posts on this??? Just kidding, as always I hope you change your mind, but I understand where you are coming from. BTW like the Andrew Wilkow avatar better than the Beavis or Butthead, whichever it was...
Is Cody limited to the number of posts he can make? Did I miss something again?
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 10:36 AM
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Cody is almost at 3000 posts
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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Is 3000 the limit? I'm guessing for non-supporters?
 
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Just a milestone for him.
 
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He said he was quitting again Bob...
 
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Old Nov 26, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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Oh dang, I must've missed it. I sure wish he would change his mind. We need people with his level of knowledge around here for those of us who are just Internet posers.
 
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