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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Albuquerque
when i 1st got the truck mpg was terrible, i cleaned it out real good, LOL mpg is still terrible!
But i wasn't to dirty this time, took a few turns and jabs but made it all the way through will little effort
heres the link to it
Dial Steel/Plastic Evaporative Cooler Tube Reamer in the Evaporative Cooler Accessories department at Lowes.com
you can use it in your drill just have to grind it down to fit, and only run it forward, it will unravel if you reverse it!
Ask me how i know LOL
But i wasn't to dirty this time, took a few turns and jabs but made it all the way through will little effort
heres the link to it
Dial Steel/Plastic Evaporative Cooler Tube Reamer in the Evaporative Cooler Accessories department at Lowes.com
you can use it in your drill just have to grind it down to fit, and only run it forward, it will unravel if you reverse it!
Ask me how i know LOL
Logistics Pro
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Mcdonough, GA
when i 1st got the truck mpg was terrible, i cleaned it out real good, LOL mpg is still terrible!
But i wasn't to dirty this time, took a few turns and jabs but made it all the way through will little effort
heres the link to it
Dial Steel/Plastic Evaporative Cooler Tube Reamer in the Evaporative Cooler Accessories department at Lowes.com
you can use it in your drill just have to grind it down to fit, and only run it forward, it will unravel if you reverse it!
Ask me how i know LOL
But i wasn't to dirty this time, took a few turns and jabs but made it all the way through will little effort
heres the link to it
Dial Steel/Plastic Evaporative Cooler Tube Reamer in the Evaporative Cooler Accessories department at Lowes.com
you can use it in your drill just have to grind it down to fit, and only run it forward, it will unravel if you reverse it!
Ask me how i know LOL
Mountain Pass
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I'm sorry to hijack this thread but had a question about cleaning the tube. If I have a non EBPV pedestal now, do I still need to occasionally clean the EBP tube? Over the past couple of months I have lost about 1 - 2 mpg and am wondering if it is just the heavy replacement bumper I put on or if there is another issue.
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Albuquerque
I'm sorry to hijack this thread but had a question about cleaning the tube. If I have a non EBPV pedestal now, do I still need to occasionally clean the EBP tube? Over the past couple of months I have lost about 1 - 2 mpg and am wondering if it is just the heavy replacement bumper I put on or if there is another issue.
I might replace the sensor, although it does read according to the CTS3 via obdII port does that mean it's working?
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Cargo Master
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Thank you for the link! I was looking for one of these tools a couple years ago and was not able to find one. Were you able to do it by hand at all or did you have to put it in a drill?
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From: Arizona
Being in Tucson I have a few of those, I cut the handle off one to put in the drill for use on clogged swamp coolers but for the EBP tube I doubt you'll need to use a drill. When I did mine at 140K there was barely anything in it, everything was in the sensor and at the connection.
Laughing Gas
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From: Republic of Texas
I'm sorry to hijack this thread but had a question about cleaning the tube. If I have a non EBPV pedestal now, do I still need to occasionally clean the EBP tube? Over the past couple of months I have lost about 1 - 2 mpg and am wondering if it is just the heavy replacement bumper I put on or if there is another issue.
It's a Van Gogh
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From: Elk Grove, CA
I'm sorry to hijack this thread but had a question about cleaning the tube. If I have a non EBPV pedestal now, do I still need to occasionally clean the EBP tube? Over the past couple of months I have lost about 1 - 2 mpg and am wondering if it is just the heavy replacement bumper I put on or if there is another issue.
As mentioned winter fuel hurts mpgs. A heavy bumper has an impact but 2 mpg is more than I'd expect.
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