Finally Made it Home.
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Finally Made it Home.
Well, I finally got down here a couple of days ago. 4250 miles in 6 days. My GCVW was 16,948. My average fuel economy was 11.27 mpg. My lowest was 9.04 in some really bad mountains and my best was 14.85 running across Kansas and Oklahoma. I am happy with the mileage because I was running in between 70 and 80 mph. I only had one problem the whole trip. My lower radiator hose got into my serpentine belt somehow and blew in the middle of nowhere in Canada. Luckily I had a piece of pipe and some extra clamps so I just spliced it and made it all the way to Texas like that. I still haven't fixed it even though I got the new hose in my toolbox. But overall it was a good trip even though it cost me $2300 in fuel. I ended up paying a little over $7 a gallon at one place in Canada. I just thought I would let everyone know how it went. Overall the powerstroke really took care of us.
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Nice thinkin on your feet. Have any pictures of your trip? I've always wanted to visit Canada.
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I have a lot of pics, but I haven't gotten around to downloading them onto the computer yet. Yeah, I always throw all kinds of stuff in the toolbox just in case I need it. The only problem is having to dig around in there and find what you are looking for.
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Glad you made it alright. I knew the truck would do you right, and like Lisa said, good thinking on the water hose.
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Glad you made it Zack,
I was a little low on what it will cost you for fuel, Had to be the $ 7.00 fuel in Cali that put you over. HA HA
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Hello Zack, For some reason I can not reply to your thread, So I'm sending you this PM, to wish you and yours the very best in your travels.
I thinking it will take approximate $1,400 to $ 2,000 for fuel, Please Keep us posted of your fuel cost when you done.
And most important . HAPPY MOMORIAL DAY.
Thank you for what you are doing for ALL of us.
Mark
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Thanks for the update.
I was a little low on what it will cost you for fuel, Had to be the $ 7.00 fuel in Cali that put you over. HA HA
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Hello Zack, For some reason I can not reply to your thread, So I'm sending you this PM, to wish you and yours the very best in your travels.
I thinking it will take approximate $1,400 to $ 2,000 for fuel, Please Keep us posted of your fuel cost when you done.
And most important . HAPPY MOMORIAL DAY.
Thank you for what you are doing for ALL of us.
Mark
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Thanks for the update.
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Well, I finally got down here a couple of days ago. 4250 miles in 6 days. My GCVW was 16,948. My average fuel economy was 11.27 mpg. My lowest was 9.04 in some really bad mountains and my best was 14.85 running across Kansas and Oklahoma. I am happy with the mileage because I was running in between 70 and 80 mph. I only had one problem the whole trip. My lower radiator hose got into my serpentine belt somehow and blew in the middle of nowhere in Canada. Luckily I had a piece of pipe and some extra clamps so I just spliced it and made it all the way to Texas like that. I still haven't fixed it even though I got the new hose in my toolbox. But overall it was a good trip even though it cost me $2300 in fuel. I ended up paying a little over $7 a gallon at one place in Canada. I just thought I would let everyone know how it went. Overall the powerstroke really took care of us.
When I made that trip in '06 it turned out to be 5001 miles because of the route I took, NC, to NY, to Chicago and then angled up to Fairbanks. Seems to me I spent right at 2000 in fuel also even back then. Maybe not quite as I was using cash and not paying any attention to anything but the gallons and not the dollars. I also did it in 6 days, and let me tell ya, that is one long *** drive by yourself if you're a seasoned citizen.