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Dec 29, 2008 | 01:06 PM

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qman

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I started this thread back in the summer and since then I asked my chemistry professor neighbor about it. He says hydrogen is an awesome power source. It's what's in that humongo external tank on the space shuttle. The problem is that it is very hard to make and there's no way you can do it with "smiple electricity." The reason it is not readily available as a fuel source is that you have to make it, and it costs too much to make and store. Fossil fuels is the most cost effective thing there is, which is why we use it. Bottom line, there's no way you can start with water, split it apart, put it back together (burn), and get energy from it in the process.

Dec 29, 2008 | 04:58 PM

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Bart8109

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I always drive down hill in neutral. I'm now up to about 15 mpg.

Dec 30, 2008 | 04:15 PM

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Lvcrprts

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Isn't that what the FORD letters stand for?? @#$%^& only rolls downhill LOL

Dec 30, 2008 | 04:19 PM

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Lvcrprts

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Anyone getting over 10 my hats off to you, trucks are aerodynamic as a brick wall. Just have a minimum of $100 for gas before driving anywhere.

Dec 30, 2008 | 08:27 PM

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starmilt

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From: Faibanks Ak.

I drove these trucks all through the 70's into the 80's 2 wheel drive 15 16 was normal with 360 390 460's 351 400 not nearly as good. This was 1/2 tons my 3/4 tons got between 6 to12 depending on how hard we were working them.

Dec 30, 2008 | 10:34 PM

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Mike in Ohio

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All I want is another tenth I keep getting 8.9 no matter how easy I drive. All I want is 9 then I can say mine is as good as my father in laws 2008 with the v10. (Of course he drives it like he stole it I think most people get better than 9 with the new ones) Mike

Jan 5, 2009 | 04:33 PM

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qman

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Mike, what is a f100/f250 mongrel?

Jan 6, 2009 | 09:58 PM

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Mike in Ohio

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Originally Posted by qman

Mike, what is a f100/f250 mongrel?

My 69 has an f100 body and serial number. The under carriage is f250. It has the 2 1/2 brakes, the dana rear axle, massive springs etc. It also has a tilt telescoping steering wheel out of some late 60s or early 70s full size ford car. A 460 engine, intermittent windshield wipers, an under dash air conditioning unit that may be dealer installed or not but it is perfectly formed to the curve of the dash. Some sort of aftermarket seat that puts my rear end too far to the left instead of under the steering wheel (it's gonna go soon). Probably some things I forgot too. But like an old mongrel dog it is reliable as can be, sits for a week or two then 6 pumps of the gas pedal hit the key and off she goes no matter how hot or cold.