Poor Fuel Ecomomy

That may not be out of line for winter driving, depending on where you live, how heavy your traffic is, how long your trips are. If it is a cold climate and you don't drive more than about four or five miles at a time, the engine barely gets warmed up. If you drive 40 or 50 miles each time you warm it up you might get up to 16 or 17 unless you have a lot of stop and go traffic.

My 88 manual S10 never got more than that. For a little pussy truck they sure get s***ty gas mileage. My full sized Jimmy get's the same mileage, has room, looks, and a set of nuts. I say go full size, all mini-trucks are an electrical nightmare, cramped, crappy fuel mileage, and look like s*it. Bad news.

GMC Gremlin Grumpy Mean Cracker

I've been getting the same MPG'S since i bought it in June, All summer long AC on or off Warm or cold makes no difference.

Lary

ABC wrote:

I happen to like my little "pussy truck". If I wanted a full size truck I would have purchased another Yukon to match the one I already own. I was looking for a Suggestion on improving the fuel economy. Not a suggestion on what you think I should be driving.

Larry

GMC Greml> My 88 manual S10 never got more than that. For a little pussy truck they

Yes the regulator was part of the central MFI, and I did change the fuel filter. Fuel pressure was 58 psi after I changed the fuel pump and pulsator. Yeah it's probably due for a PCV, but i don't think it has anything to do with the poor mileage.

Thanks Larry

Jeremy Bomkamp wrote:

I'm sorry.

match the one I already own.

Mini van, same room but better gas millage for whatever reason.

My suggestion to improve your fuel economy is to not buy a truck, or not buy a mini-truck. Sorry, I didn't think my suggestion was hard to read. This also means that I feel you are getting the proper fuel mileage.

GMC Gremlin

This is why Im shopping around for an alternative. but its hard when you grow accustom to having the truck available. Im always moving something with it. Guess I could just sell the truck, get an older one for $1000, park it on the side of the house, so its there when I need it, and I can get a different daily driver.

OK

Already own a Astro van , Don't need 2 of them either.

I think the Blazer should be getting better MPG'S than it does. My yukon (5.7L) Gets 16 around town , 20 on the highway. The Astro is about the

Larry

My daily commuter to the train station is a 1990 Ford Ranger 4.0L V-6, 3.55 rear end. I've owned this truck for almost 10 years (bought it from my father-in-law). I don't drive that much, as I only have 105,000 miles on it. It is well maintained and is immaculate.

I routinely get 13.5-15 mpg with around town and a little freeway driving. When I go on the freeway for a long trip, I've gotten 16-17 mpg. But that's it.

My father-in-law was a career mechanic, and he couldn't get any better mileage with it before I bought it. So I've learned to live with it.

My wife's 1999 Chevrolet Suburban K2500 with the 7.4L engine gets about 10 mpg overall. But it carries all our gear and tows our trailer. So I live with the crappy gas mileage.

I think you've done everything you can--you may just have to live with the poor mpg.

Mark

Again, this is a "mini". It ISNOT a mini-van, it gets the same millage as a true van but is just smaller.

What you just said supports what I said - mini trucks suck, either go big and get the same mileage, or go small (mitsu/honda/MINIVAN) and get better mileage. Just don't go mini.

GMC Gremlin

the 96 4x4 jimmy we had would get 16 around town & 22 on the road & one time we drove a long ways @ 60mph & got 24.5 which is the same as my 94 astro has gotten @ the same speed. on the 94 I bumped the timing alittle