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Dec 28, 2007 | 01:27 PM

lazerf250

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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??

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?

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

Dec 28, 2007 | 05:10 PM

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o ya i guess it woudl be winter fuel

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.....

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.

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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Dec 29, 2007 | 07:39 AM

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Stuck injector

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Originally Posted by 1997F-350

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