Class C Gas Mileage
I have a Class C 1997 Ford F350 V10 Triton 6.8L, that only gets 6 mpg on a good day. No matter if I tow a car or not. It is 32' long. New air filter, oil change, and the brakes are not sticking. Use ...
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cmalberto wrote:
My first tank was 6.2 - then I slowed down to 65 or less. My second tank was 7.6. I bought a Scangauge to monitor real time. That helped alot. I was around 8.5 on my run that day(60 miles) before I filled up(above second tank). Now that was the Scangauge telling me that and not actual but I suspect it's close enough to understand how to influence the mileage. The last leg to my dealer across Houston was around 9.8...and I was less than 60 and more like 55 due to traffic.
Some observations....smooth interstate roads perform better than the 2-lanes; finding an 18 wheeler to hide behind creates some interesting drafts - smooth and seems to pull you along....mpg increases here too.
If you are close enough to an 18 wheeler to make a difference in your mileage you have a serious death wish. Been out for nearly six weeks with our new(to us) 24' Nexus V-10. Best mileage 10.56 from central Utah south along I15 down to Mesquite Nevada - worst mileage Orem Utah south on I15 into a 35 (with gusts to 50 mph headwind), we gave up after 100 miles and got off the interstate. Yuba SP is very nice but colder than a... well you know. After 3700 miles our average mileage ranged between 9.5 - 10.5. (I set the cruise control at 60).
