E-Series VansTechnical discussion of topics related to vans powered by any of the Navistar engines. This covers a broad number of years, but there isn't enough demand to split it any further.
What MPG do most of you get? What rear end? Hoping to order soon. Seems the diesel should do much better than the gas.
Appreciate the comments!
Marty
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'96 F-250 XLT 4x4 reg,cab 8' bed E4OD All synthetic's 4:10 Rancho 9000's, Michelin LTX MS , New injectors, high pressure oil pump, glow plugs and harness, turbo pedestal, Hayden cooler,idle controller, California regulator kit, CPS at 105K, Banks down pipe, Now 144,000 10K mod, Joe Servo Mod
2003 E-350 Super Cargo 7.3 3:55 L.S. Premium van group,Power group "Bone stock" for now!
Diesel does better than gas. It has more energy Page Ranking gallon, and diesel engines have a higher efficiency. Thats the reason for that an idling diesel engine hardly gets hot.
Torstein
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E350 '93 7,3 Diesel IDI/NA E4OD RABS II Oslo Norway
200 000 km and counting
SAAB 900 '91 160.000 km
SAAB 900 '83 300.000 km sold
VW Caravelle TD '88 40mpg fully loaded(sold)
Citroen BX 16 (crashed (not by me))
Misc American leftover: Diamond ('46), GMC('49), Dodge ('49)
12mpg towing 7500+lb trailer
16-17mpg highway cruising (no trailer) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
12-14mpg city
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1975 E100....Originally! Now has 1990 Body, E350 suspension, Dually 4:10 rear, Airbags, Full Banks Engineering upgrade including pickup turbo setup, wastegate and 4" exhaust. Soon to have intercooler! Engine, all wiring, all mechanics, dashboard, dog house, firewall, controls, engine tunnel and accesories from 1999 E450 Ambulance. Pictures http://www.vannin.com
E350 Superduty Bus....It's nine and a half feet tall and weighs 9100# alone. I pull a 18X8.5 enclosed car trailer with it...full of my road race bike and lots of racing fuel.
4.10 rear end...best mileage was 15MPG, but I regularly get 12.5 to 13.5.
My gas 351W van got 6 to 8 pulling the same trailer.
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Super Dave
2003 Excursion Limited 4WD 7.3PSD - Prodigy brake controller, DP Tuner-60t/80e/AIC/exhaust brake, BG drive line fluids, Timbrin rear springs, 203* Tstat, Evans NPG+, coolant filter, Ford Transmission Cure
My 03 with the 3.55lsd has just over 15k on it and I have averaged 17.672 for combined driving. The highest I had was 22, but I think I might have short filled the tank. The 17.6 figure is over all the fillups and probably very accurate. I don't drive it slow on the interstate. If I did, it would no doubt show a mile or two more mpgs.
Yeah, you absolutely must fill to the point where you can see the liquid (without any foam)in your filler neck.
Drive for a thousand or more miles.
Fill up again until you see the liquid in the filler neck.
Now, you can do the computations with some confidence.
I am constantly surprised at how much diesel that I can keep stuffing in that tank after it shuts off.....especially when the price is low.
My MPG results are about in line with majority above.....didn't get the good stuff until about 15K.
Suggestion: Do a search for MPG and "miles per gallon" and "fuel mileage" on this forum.......we've been over this topic before and there were some good comments. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
Yardbrew
PS: remember, the expense decision for or against owning a diesel are much more than just MPG.
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02 E350 PSD Cargo with windows/power/CC/3.55 LS/Prodigy/Reese WD & Dual Cam/....from Cochise
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I pull a 1987 Wells Cargo Express Wagon (20 ft)
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