I have a '79 Ford E-250 15 passenger van with a 351W. On the highway I get around 10-11mpg lightly loaded.

I'm now looking around for another equivalent size van to replace the rust box and would like to get something that gets somewhat better MPG's - 15-16 would be nice. Am I dreaming?

Are the newer Ford vans better on gas and if so around what year might I start seeing an increase in MPG's?

Does fuel injection help at all and what year did that get introduced to Ford vans?

Any years to avoid?

Is there a Ford Van type web site that might have this sort of information in it?

Ed

 

My '94 - 4.9/6 automatic gets 14 mpg on the road.
My '86 - 5.8 automatic clubwagon got 15 mpg on the road

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'94 E-150 Conversion Van 4.9 / C-6 -- '89 Mustang LX 5.0

 

The V-10 vans get similar mileage to yours or slightly better.

I get 7 mpg!

-Jim
2001 E-450 Superduty

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 09-Aug-02 AT 09:38 AM (EST)]My '99 E-150(4.6l V8) gets 13-14 mpg on the highway / going to work
10-12 mpg when towing (3000 lb trailer)

Mike

 

My '89 E-150 with 351w which I sold last year had EFI.
I don't know when Ford first put EFI in the E-series,however.
I used to get 13 plus MPG on the highway with that truck and
10 to 11MPG around town.

I bought a '98 E-150 with the 4.6l Triton last year.I'm very
happy with this engine. All highway driving 17MPG give or take 0.5MPG.If you plan to carry heavy loads or tow anything you
had better get the 5.4l I've read on these boards it gets about
the same gas mileage as yhe 4.6l but has about 20% more HP
and torque.

If you want great gas mileage and a reliable engine look for
the 1997 and up E-series with the Triton engines. I believe
the 1999 and up engines have a little more HP and torque than
the '97 and '98.

Happy Hunting,

MC

 

For work, I drive 270 miles per day in a '02 E350 15 passenger with the 5.4. Usually have 8-10 passengers plus 250lbs of cargo. The van is driven a total of 405 miles per day, 7 days a week. We gas up every night and get 14.5 - 15 mpg daily. The '99 we had got 15 - 16 mpg under the same conditions. This milage is documented daily on trip logs. This is some town, some interstate, a few stops and slightly hilly country. I do not let the van rest. It gets a good run each time and we are not easy on it but do not beat it, and we maintain it real regular. The '99 went 472,000 miles with only an alt. and fuel pump breakdown. Couldn't get the fuel pump replaced on a weekend so we bought a new one and still got $8500 when we sold the '99.