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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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Question Mileage...please help

I am getting horrible mileage like so bad it makes me sick and want to seel my truck could this be the fpr screen if i never cleaned it??
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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what kinda mileage is bad? looks like you got a free flowing exhaust. post more.... using winter fuel?
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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on my rear tank last time i got 125 an i think its a 18 gallon tank and the other one got 85 with a day of strait idling yes i has a 3in dp to 5 in out the side stage 1s afe intake and tw chip
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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o ya i guess it woudl be winter fuel
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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with that bad i would think you have a leak or a stuck injector. check your exhaust... do you have excessive black smoke or raw fuel smell?


did this just start? dont rule out someone is stealing your diesel.....
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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Yep, rear tank is 18.2 gallons and the front tank is 19.0 gallons. You didn't say how many gallons you put into the individual tanks. Total miles / gallons filled = mpg.

I'm averaging 17.25 mpg; around 15 - 16 mpg during the winter. These numbers are when NOT towing my 24-foot travel trailer. That's what credit cards are for.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 06:09 AM
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HA HA I like that, "thats what credit cards are for"
 
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 07:26 AM
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i have a lot of white smok at start up and ya a lil fuel smell but it think thats normal not nothing out of the ordinary thanks
 
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Stuck injector

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with that bad i would think you have a leak or a stuck injector. check your exhaust... do you have excessive black smoke or raw fuel smell?


did this just start? dont rule out someone is stealing your diesel.....
How would you know if you have a stuck injector. I wondering if I have the same problem. I dont think I have any mroe smole then normal or a raw fuel smell, but I have notice a big drop in my fuel economy. How can you check for this. I have a scanner but no buzz test capabilities. Thanks
 
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