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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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gas mileage

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i just bought a 1992 F350 with a 5.8L and a C-6 trans.

the gas mileage is horrable, i went 60 miles on ahalf of tank.
i checked my fuel pressure and the regulator was bad, reading 85 psi. then after doing that i found out that the truck has a recall on that, up to 150,000 miles

is this normal gas usage for this truck

it is a bear bones no a/c truck
thanks
 
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 11:38 PM
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sounds like your have a great truck for towing. if half a tank is 8 gallons your getting close to what i get. try a fresh tune up, cap rotor, plugs and clean the injectors it should get better.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 09:07 AM
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Also are you getting a check engine light if you are your 02 sensor is bad with that many miles i would go ahead and replace it anyway this fixed my prob and i now get 320 miles to a tank of cheap gas HOPE THIS HELPS tune up will help also
 
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 10:38 AM
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what year is your truck?
is it a F350?

i have no check eng light on

like i said i am putting in reg gas and only getting 60 miles to a half tank of gas
 
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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mine is a 89 f150 with a 5spd i went from 3;08 to 3;55 and it hurt the gas mileage a bit but not much keep me in touch ok
 
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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i think because mine is a 1 ton truck and no overdrive, i believe that is why i am getting such bad mileage, or that is the correct miles per gallon and i just did not know
 
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