7.3 Fuel milage
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7.3 Fuel milage
I am thinking of buying a 97 E-350 extended van with a 7.3 and a 4.10 rear. Does anyone know the expected fuel milage? I have heard everything from 10 to 22.
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Depending on what you have in the van and are towing behind it - that's actually a fairly accurate range. The 22 sounds a tad high unless you'd be driving the van around empty and driving to get milage (read - like a grandma), but might be possible.
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I would guess right around 15-16, which is really an average for most Powerstroke owners that I personally know and have talked to on the road. My trucks have gotten as high as 20 mpg though but don't expect it very often. Towing 15,000 pounds I'm lucky to see 10.
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i run 16.5-17
the other day it was horrible 13.5, empty. Never seen that before. It came back with back to back 19 MPG runs. never had that before either. Oh well. I agree 15-17 is pretty average.
the other day it was horrible 13.5, empty. Never seen that before. It came back with back to back 19 MPG runs. never had that before either. Oh well. I agree 15-17 is pretty average.
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Originally Posted by Kevin24
I was getting 15-17 back inforth to work till I blow the HPOP, and now I'm down to 12-13, ready to take it into the shop but haven't yet
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Don't know who you blow one, but that is what happened at 12k on it. ever since the milage is down. have waited till we get the summer blend, and see if it helped (hasn't) changed the oil and fuel filters once I got it back from the shop from the service on the new pump, bit still low MPG .. took it to Tulsa from STL, and got 13.4 both ways
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Thanks for replying. What were the symptoms of the pump failure? Did it just up and quit going down the road, or was it a gradual thing? How long ago was the pump replaced? Did they test the injectors afterwards?
trike1946, sorry about hijacking your thread. I think an extended van with 4.10's probably won't get any better than 15-16 mpg tops.
trike1946, sorry about hijacking your thread. I think an extended van with 4.10's probably won't get any better than 15-16 mpg tops.
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