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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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I have a 06 truck auto trans and get around 17 to 18 mpg one of my frends has a 04 his truck wount get over 13 to 14 mpg what could be wrong hith his truck it has been to dodge they cant find anything wrong
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 04:59 AM
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I have a 06 truck auto trans and get around 17 to 18 mpg one of my frends has a 04 his truck wount get over 13 to 14 mpg what could be wrong hith his truck it has been to dodge they cant find anything wrong
Could be different gearing (e.g. 4.10 vs 3.73) in the rear. Probably the problem is attached to the ankle of his right leg. Driving style has a lot to do with the miles per gallon a driver sees.

Switch trucks for a few tank fulls and see what happens.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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same gear i have drove both trucks i get the same 13 to 14 he drives mine gets 17 to 18 it is something in the truck
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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same gear i have drove both trucks i get the same 13 to 14 he drives mine gets 17 to 18 it is something in the truck
Are you using the overhead mpg readout as the basis of your comparison? If so, there may be some inaccuracy in that reading. Does one truck have bigger tires? Have you compared hand-calculated mpg figures?

Just throwing stuff out here. Obviously, it could be a lot of things.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by sabersix
Are you using the overhead mpg readout as the basis of your comparison? If so, there may be some inaccuracy in that reading. Does one truck have bigger tires? Have you compared hand-calculated mpg figures?

Just throwing stuff out here. Obviously, it could be a lot of things.
the only things different his ts 2 wheel drive mine is 4 wheel drive and the year so the 2 wheel should get beter then the 4 wheel drive ?
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 05:23 AM
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the only things different his ts 2 wheel drive mine is 4 wheel drive and the year so the 2 wheel should get beter then the 4 wheel drive ?
Yes, from most reports I've read, two wheel drive typically gets 2-3 mpg better than 4-wheel drive.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 06:00 AM
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Hand calculate a few tanks, see what you get. The overhead liar is usually off anywhere from 2-7 MPG...
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:22 AM
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i am not using the over head and a 2 wheel drive shoud get beter then a 4wheel drive so why is it geting 4 to 5 mpg less then a 4 wheel
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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Could be any number of things.

Is he using the overhead?

Bad injector?

Driving habits?

Idle time?

Someone's stealing his fuel?

Codes?
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by madhat
Could be any number of things.

Is he using the overhead?

Bad injector?

Driving habits?

Idle time?

Someone's stealing his fuel?

Codes?
not useing the overhead i cant get any better mpg no more idle time no one stealing fuel no codes have not checked injectors
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