2002 pt cruiser touring

[junker]

one more week before i can run the MPG's then the tank will be
three quarters empty
later

[crusierdad76]

isn't it odd how diffrent we all are??? not in any bad way but i go throught a tank a day ok so not a whole tank but over 3/4 if i could fill up once a week id probally wee wee all over myself

[junker]

thank god you burn three quarters of a tank a day, if it lasted a week
you sure would be going through alot of pants..

later

[Candyman]

Hey their junker,

Looks like the Guys have got you covered pretty good, but I will just throw my 2 cents in here for the heck of it.

Getting back to the heavy foot thing, Not necessarily getting on it, but what kind of speed is averaged while running around?

The reason I ask is, I used to drive a 18 wheeler cross country and, like most large company trucks, the Truck I drove had a speed governer that regulated our speed to a max of 65 MPH. Since I used to have a daily driving quota of 550 - 600 miles, 65 MPH always seemed sooooo slooow, and I always wanted a faster truck! Eventually I got the opportunity to borrow another Truck when mine was in the shop for a few weeks. The thing went 75 MPH (only 10 MPH faster) Little did I know that 10 MPH could make suck a huge difference in fuel consumption! Check out these numbers!

At 65 MPH, I could run a fully loaded Truck on average 1200 miles on 200 gallons of Diesel.

At 75 MPH, I could run a fully loaded Truck on average 650 - 700 miles on the same 200 gallons of Diesel!

That's the main reason why many Trucking Companies run their Trucks slow at cruising speed., and some even are now cutting back down to 63 MPH to extend the savings.


If fact when the fuel got really high a while back, even the Airlines were announcing that they were going to slow down their airspeed to cut costs.

Now, I totally understand that its hard to drive slow, especially if you are used to driving 75 MPH or more, but it really doesn't give that much more time! If you drove 10 hours straight, you would only gain around 60 miles, or one hour of driving time. Take that into the context of a small commute, and the time lost from going slower is minimal!

So, if you have taken care of everything else, maybe try slowing your average speed down a bit, and see how much more fuel you save!

Worth a try! Thats my 2 cents for what its worth

Good luck, and take er easy!

Candyman

[junker]

HEY CANDYMAN,
one can never be to covered. great input, some of the cruisers
out there will appreciate your info. this 2002 is mostly city
driven. thanks again for your imput.
KEEP ON TRUCKING CANDYMAN----------------
later

[junker]

i will have the MPGs on the 2002 city driven pt maybe this evening
after new plugs ,wires, PVC and air filter

[junker]

well not as i expected.. 14.8 MPG's in the city
new plugs, wires, air filter, PVC, checked air pressure.
any iidea's out there ??????? what about acid cleaning the black carbon from the oxygen sensers, could that make them perform better ??
i doubt anyone has done that, what do you guys think ? they are a high dollar item
the old plugs were very worn and i am sure the oxygen sensers got carboned up what do you think.
later