Subject: Re: Fuel Consumption
Author: Patrick Hayes
Date: Apr 12, 2005, 9:10 AM
Post ID: 1718688873
brian c wrote:
| miles or so I believe I was getting 42mpg- then on my way home, it dropped to around 28mpg- I have not been tracking it too much around |
Give us the location details of this recent trip.
Headwind? Big issue.
High speed? Trying to keep 80 on highway 5 will suck a LOT more fuel
than doing 65 on highway 99.
Valve condition? The first sign of failing valve faces is a rapid climb
in fuel consumption.
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA