shovel snow out of your bed
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shovel snow out of your bed
I know this is really obvious, but I thought I'd share my experience.
2 tanks ago I had 240lbs of quickrete tube sand in the back with about half the bed filled with snow. The roads were plowed/sanded by now, and I didn't really need them, but I never took the time to shovel it out.
The first tank was getting ~10mpg (60/40 city/highway).
I drove the next tank as lightly/slowly as I possibly could, and still got ~11.8mpg (60/40 city/highway).
I shoveled all that snow out, removed the sandbags and went on a little trip to pickup the roll bar. This time I got 17.2 miles to the gallon (all highway).
Yes, I know highway driving gets better gas mileage, but I also credit a 7mpg jump from a lack of weight...
So whoever got hit w' the storm, shovel that bed clean!
2 tanks ago I had 240lbs of quickrete tube sand in the back with about half the bed filled with snow. The roads were plowed/sanded by now, and I didn't really need them, but I never took the time to shovel it out.
The first tank was getting ~10mpg (60/40 city/highway).
I drove the next tank as lightly/slowly as I possibly could, and still got ~11.8mpg (60/40 city/highway).
I shoveled all that snow out, removed the sandbags and went on a little trip to pickup the roll bar. This time I got 17.2 miles to the gallon (all highway).
Yes, I know highway driving gets better gas mileage, but I also credit a 7mpg jump from a lack of weight...
So whoever got hit w' the storm, shovel that bed clean!
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what kind of trips were the ones that got you 10mpg? im getting 12 right now because i dont go further then 5 miles so my engine is never at running temp which is makeing me run real rich...
if your first 2 tests are all short then the long road trip to get the bar gave you 17, it could just be that you ran it at a good temp the whole time...
if your first 2 tests are all short then the long road trip to get the bar gave you 17, it could just be that you ran it at a good temp the whole time...
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