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[Thread Backward] Re: Mileage/Power Improvement After BreaMsg # 5015 of 8004 on Powerstroke Diesel Conference (1)To: Mike McLaughlin and other, From: MP Time: Monday 01-26-98, 01:14 pm On Monday 01-26-98, 12:29 pm, Mike McLaughlin said: -Well - THAT was a very intersting thread indeed. -I was very excited to begin reading the thread - -after being out of town for 4 days and seeing - -lots of replies. Anyway - I'm still amazed that - -everytime this type of discussion is brought up - -everyone (almost) seems to focus in on the mpg. - -I told Ford last week that I didn't care about - -the mpg if it had the power it is supposed to. - -But, Dave and I seem to have both low power/mpg - -and it's almost surely related. If not - we're - -still down on power. For instance, if I nail it - -on the highway at 65 it takes over 10 seconds to - -pickup 10 miles per hour. Pulling - well, hell I - -can't even pull a 9k load. Locked in 3rd gear, - -it still slows down on highway grades. That is - -my major problem - and if fixing the power - -problem fixes the mpg also - good. If not, I can - -live with lower mpg than normal. Something is - -definetly wrong though - I have a little over 2k - -miles on it and get 6 mpg pulling a 3k trailor on - -the highway in Texas (no hills!). I just think - -it's low mpg because it has no power. - -What I'm doing is going thru HELL trying to get - -Ford to ACTUALLY work on the engine to see what's - -wrong. They still think 'cause their computer - -says everything is okelydokely than that's that. -Maybe I need to rough 'em up a bit, eh? -Mike McLaughlin - Be sure to have a QUALIFIED person check the timing. If the timing is off a little, it can really affect power and economy. It is easy for a nonqualified person to get it wrong, or not realize it is off. Also, be sure to check air intake for any restriction. MP Replies to this message:
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