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73guna
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May 05, 2016

Calling Duramax owners 1st trip with camper bad fuel mileage

I have a 2007 crew cab Duramax LBZ 4 wheel drive. We recently got back from our first camping trip with our new Wildwood 31qbts. The trailer ways in dry at approximately 8500 pounds. Loaded down I es...
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Roger10378
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May 05, 2016
What is the height of your trailer. Height is a bigger part of fuel economy than weight. LBZ should get better than that even at that speed, but slowing down would help. My LMM gets 11 mpg or a little better with a 13 ft. high trailer and a little over 12,000 lbs. loaded. I try to stay under 65 but not always successful. You need to figure out what is causing the EGR problem as it could affect mileage.

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