Gas Mileage
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FWIW, when I was stripping the cab of my '49 F4 six cyl, I found where someone had obviously figured mileage on the dash with pencil. It came out at six MPG and I want to say four another time, about right for a truck that size worked off road or any kind of stop and go while loaded. I have no idea how the truck was being used when the mileage was figured. You should experience somewhat better while on the road and driven with skill. Stop light to stop light, maybe not. Be mindful that if you are running with today's traffic, that little six is turning some revs.
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FWIW, when I was stripping the cab of my '49 F4 six cyl, I found where someone had obviously figured mileage on the dash with pencil. It came out at six MPG and I want to say four another time, about right for a truck that size worked off road or any kind of stop and go while loaded....
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During the swan song of "Albatross'" 239 Y block, it got ten mpg in (moving) city traffic. Albatross is a '55 F500 and, at the time, it was running on seven cylinders. Turns out that the #6 cylinder head had a bad exhaust valve due to the cracks in the head casting.
I think that we're looking to either rebuild or part it out and move on. Some days you're just too close to the downwind side of the fan.
I think that we're looking to either rebuild or part it out and move on. Some days you're just too close to the downwind side of the fan.
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We also have crappy reformualted gas in this area so that tends to affect our mileage plus eat away things like carburetor gaskets.
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For what it's worth in my 55 Town sedan with 272 2V. When driving from Washington state to Prince Rupert on my way to Alaska. I got 15mpg. And it was loaded up in the back seat and trunk till it was full. As a daily driver once here I averaged about 8 to 10. And I always ran Premium Fuel. And would put octane booster in it about every other tank. (I wonder if the Canadian gas was that much better)? I drove her year round and the engine had never had a head off. Had well over 100,000 on it when I sold it and still running strong. The 223's I have had did about the same. (8 to 10 mpg. Never 15 ever). I don't know why this 272 did so well. I guess they are like girls. They may be all the same but some are just better than others.