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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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Question what kinda mileage?

what kinda mileage can i expect out of my dad's 82 f250 4x4?
heres the setup it has:

300 i6 (everything stock)
d44 ttb front
dana 60 rear (not full floating axles)
4.11 gears
np435 4spd
idk what t-case, but it has one

it's a regular cab, long bed truck. nothing heavy duty about it.
it runs great, gets up and goes, overall a nice truck.
but i wanna know what kinda mpg's to expect.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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I'm gonna guess 10-12-15 because it's the 6-banger. Some people claim they've gotten more
but you've got 4.11 gears - it's a great stump puller but mileage isn't oh-so-hot...
 
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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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I agree, it's going to average between 10-15 MPG.

Mine gets 21 MPG average, but it's 2wd and 2.75:1 gears. Big difference.

I have 1981 charts that say 18 MPG is average for 4x4, but that's with 3.00:1 gears and F-150.
 
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