Made a trip from Morganton, NC to Merritt Island Florida.
Mileage going down was 17+ at 70 to 80 MPH.
Mileage coming back was 18+ at mostly 60 MPH.
The interstate was backed up coming back so I cut across the center of Georgia. The 60 MPH stretch raised the mileage up a notch.
The Excursion had 9200 miles on the odometer when we arrived back home. I suspect that there is a little more breaking in to do. I drive 2 miles to work and 2 miles home everyday. My mileage is usually around 14 MPG. That is all around town driving.
Is there any effective way to heat the X up a little faster? I get to work and sit there for 4 or 5 minutes to let it get to operating temp.
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2000 Excursion XLT 4x4 PSD Toreador Red, Ordered 2/March/2000 - Arrived 17/May,2000. VIN: 1FMSU41F6YED63078 Also 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass S (That's my sportscar).
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2000 Excursion XLT 4x4 PSD Toreador Red, Ordered 2/March/2000 - Arrived 17/May,2000. VIN: 1FMSU41F6YED63078 Also 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass S (That's my sportscar).
Ke4rcf - Howdy! Nice mileage. My odometer is pretty close to yours and I'm now averaging about 16.5 MPG in 50/50 city/highway driving. I expect when I switch back to "summer" fuel I'll hit 17 MPG.
You'd come up to temp faster if you plug in. Don't use it myself, but I think it may help in your situation.
Also, I don't think you're going to change much by getting up to temp once you're at work. If you're getting blow-by fuel - you've already got it and bringing it up to temp afterwards won't remove it from your oil. Might be better to change your oil on a "severe" (3,000 mile) schedule.
what's with this 'summer' fuel / 'winter' fuel??? i'm getting 13mpg and that's the best i've ever gotten. getting more mpg would be great. i would appreciate any suggestions. I drive ~2500 rpm 70-80.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by tbbux: what's with this 'summer' fuel / 'winter' fuel??? i'm getting 13mpg and that's the best i've ever gotten. getting more mpg would be great. i would appreciate any suggestions. I drive ~2500 rpm 70-80.
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Us northern folk have to run a winter blend of diesel to keep it from gelling up when it gets really cold outside. We are also taught not to park a diesel in cold weather with just a little diesel left in the tank. The less the is, the easier it is to gel. This is of course in some very cold conditions. The last thing you want is a diesel that won't start on a cold day. My buddy's F350 Powerstroke wouldn't start the other day, and it took us about 45 minutes to finall get it to turn over. That took two sets of jumper cables hooked to my truck, a charger on one of his batteries, the block heater going, 3 cans of either, and lots of waiting.
Try running between 60 and 65mph on your daily commute instead of 70 and 75mph. I was used to hopping in the left lane and cruising to work very quickly. Now I spend an extra couple of minutes driving, but the fuel economy is definitely better. It's one of those things you can just tell, but I can't prove yet because of the extended idling times I've had on the last couple tanks of diesel. Anything above 2000 rpms will hurt your gas mileage.
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-Eric 2000 Excursion Limited, PSD, black, fully loaded, Western Diesel chip, Viper 550 alarm w/ remote start, Alpine CVA-1005 6.5" head unit, Alpine DVA-5200 DVD player, Alpine CHA-1214 12-disc CD changer, 21% tint all around
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