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poor fuel mileage towing

10-23-2006, 11:14 PM

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PetesonM

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poor fuel mileage towing

I took my truck for the maden towing voyage with about a 8000 lb in tow and got dissapointing results with the fuel mileage. This is on the '95 and towing relatively flat (wisconsin) I got a little above 10mpg. Everything on the truck worked flawlessley other then the fuel level sender which seams to be less than accurate. But after it showed I was empty after just 200 miles I filled up and put in around 20 gallons. I have a #10 forward, star wheel forward, afc with the light spring, pretty much everything I can do to get fuel in there so I understand a small problem but this is a little rediculous.

Where is the first place I should start looking at adjusting things. It wasn't smokey if I didn't want it to be and pulled better than I expected. I love this truck but would like to get into the upper teens like others commonly do.

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'99 2500 Edge comp drag box,FASS LP 90gph valve body, some boost, highflow 5" exhaust, and gauges(fuel,boost,trans temp). Goerand 3 disk, BHAF
'95 2500 She's almost there. #10, AFC, 4kGSK, HTB2 62/14, 370's, .191 DV's, BHAF,Goerand trans, 3 disk finally installed. These things are fun!

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