Does different fuel effect mileage?
09-03-2014, 02:37 PM
#16
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Door locks, doors, windows, seats all freeze in the teens,
is there anything that doesn't freeze at -70?
is there anything that doesn't freeze at -70?
In my area, it can get to -30° without the wind chill. As I don't have a garage, anything below -10° starts getting iffy with the 91 and 92. So I have an engine blanket to hold in the heat and block any wind. This will be the fist winter with the 01, so I don't know how well it will fair yet. The coldest my 91 has seen is -70° in East central. I left it run with the heater plugged in overnight.
09-04-2014, 09:00 AM
#17
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I have just replaced my VP44, and filled the tank with BP Diesel, I got on average 20 to 21 mpg at 75 on the interstate, that's a bit higher than usual for me.
Does diesel brands/types effect mileage? I try to stay as far away as I can from 'Bio Diesel' I am told it's not good for our Dodges
Does diesel brands/types effect mileage? I try to stay as far away as I can from 'Bio Diesel' I am told it's not good for our Dodges
Also up until last year my BP showed 45 cetane when everyone else had the 40 c stickers. Now they are all 40.
09-04-2014, 10:39 AM
#18
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I've heard that it doesn't make a difference and all fuels come from the same place but from my experience I get a couple more mpgs from BP vs the 7/11, Sunoco, and Shell. I got better when I could get B20 but it's not available around me anymore.
Also up until last year my BP showed 45 cetane when everyone else had the 40 c stickers. Now they are all 40.
Also up until last year my BP showed 45 cetane when everyone else had the 40 c stickers. Now they are all 40.
09-04-2014, 11:36 AM
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I have a 2001 4wd/automatic, since I changed my VP44 a few weeks ago, I have been trying to stick with BP diesel.
Not sure if it's the VP the fuel or both. I took a trip last weekend, 1300 miles, drove 75MPH and the onboard computer says 20.5 MPG
The best the truck ever got before at 75 MPH was 18.8 to 19 MPG and for a long time even lower.
Not sure if it's the VP the fuel or both. I took a trip last weekend, 1300 miles, drove 75MPH and the onboard computer says 20.5 MPG
The best the truck ever got before at 75 MPH was 18.8 to 19 MPG and for a long time even lower.
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