It's your hidden charms, RK. You smooth-talker. Anyway, we've got to get a handle on this slip-o-the-lip-quip addiction (not bad eh!) or use the Lounge and show off!!!
Just replace plug wires, plugs, rotor, air filter, changed oil, had my sister's mechanic clean the air intake system. Had my guy replace the pipes connecting the catalytic converter to the exhaust. Put STP in the gas tank + $$$$$$ and she, 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria wagon, 117,000 miles, 302 engine or 5.0 still sounds and runs like a tractor. thug thug thug I cannot stand it! Could a plug be mis gaped or are they cross wired. Chug's, no get up and go. What can I do? ANY suggestions will be gratefully appreciated! Lisa
30-35 in the P5 16-19 in the squire with it loaded and @70-80mph -and with a lot of bad bearings in the rear end.. I have yet to test is again, hopefully it's over 20 now.
My 1960 Chevy was getting about 6mpg, did some work was pulling 18-20. My Crown Victoria got 17 city 24 highway. The Caprice Estate gets 12-15 city and 20 highway. My 58 Delray is getting a new motor and tranny, so I'm not sure yet.
"My Custom Cruiser is getting a consistant 15 mpg." thats what i said before. but on a further note along with some fooling around in the snow i have come to 11 mpg in the winter!not bad at all...
I'm getting 13-15 but right now the carb isn't tuned right. I need to find someone local that actually knows how to tune a Quadrajet.
I'm gessing about 2. Lots of no milage idleing in the last two months. $40 bucks worth in the driveway. Should be back to 20 around town now that it's fixed.
Yea the winter sucks for me cause I have to let the engine warm up pretty well before heading out. I am sure it's sucking my mileage down. that and I need to find some oldtimer to tune it better.
same thing for me about letting it warm up. my mileage dropped dramatically in the beguinning of winter for some reason, and now its back up to summer miles. all i did was stop using over drive..odd. the stock gearing makes it "chug" going up hills and at 60 mph it has trouble climbing hills. so i stopped using over drive and now im getting 15. can anyone explain this to me?
Letting it warm up is par for the course with carbs though. Some mornings, mine's gotta warm 15 minutes or so, if it's -25 or more. Otherwise, soon as you put it in gear, it sputters and dies.
You can save a potful of money by plugging the engine heater into an electric timer. It only takes 3 hours before you go to work to get the engine warmed up in our -30C to -40C temps. That way you don't idle too long, either. If you run it on a 20 AMP GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) type fuse, you can also run a small in-car heater, instead of shivering like a wet polar bear. Most V8 guys and Semi drivers run 2 block heaters in our cold, but my I6 starts like summer time with just one. They're about 600 watts, and most in-car warmers are about 700 watts. that's about 11 AMPS on a 115 VAC circuit. The good timed outdoor circuits are about $35 up here.