Post your MPG in Diesels.
Hi everyone, Looking at getting a diesel truck. Would appreciate your feedback on what you have, and what you get. Please give me a Truck year, make, model, transmission, rear end ratio. E...
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JumboJet wrote:skipbee wrote:
WCruise control does not help, it hinders, I have found.
I have an EGT and Boost gauges and watching them while on cruise vs. foot, I prefer the foot. Saves fuel.
X2. I have always driven diesels by monitoring the pyrometer and tachometer. The pyro(pre-exhaust temps preferably) tells you all you need to know about how your fuel is behaving. Your right foot should be in tune with that gauge, then proper gearing for the load.
Example: Your starting up a grade in high gear(say 4th), your speed starts decreasing,as your foot begins to compensate by pouring more fuel to compensate, note the egt's(exhaust gas temperatures)viewed on your pyrometer start rising. This is a measure of unburned fuel(poor mileage). You downshift into 3rd gear,rpm,s increase causing both the egt's and engine temps to decrease(best economy- most use of btu's from fuel).
Semis use these gauges. Never understood why the auto manu's never put them in as standard. The heartbeat of the engine can be monitored from these gauges.
