Tom,

I read and lost the post where you said you used the Lucas Oil Stabilizer,
and found it to be a great additive. 15 yrs ago I used to use Slick 50, and
thought I got better gas mileage and Slick 50 said it protected better than
regular oil. Unfortunately, it also clogged up engine.

You are obviously smarter than the average person. You obviously are very
mechanically inclined. Didn't that report make you wonder if the additive
was protecting the engine and components when the engine was running at high
RPM?


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 03:55:55 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:24:47 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:



What kind of mileage did you get with that engine?

When it was running that is. :)

I've never manually calculated mileage to date, but based on the truck
computer readings, mileage is roughly as follows:

Highway driving, up to 65 mph, unloaded and not towing: 18-19 mpg.
Highway driving 65-75 mph, unloaded and not towing: 17-18 mpg.

I don't think I've ever driven the truck at 65 mph on the highway.
It's mostly around 55 to 60. Not that I can't, I just don't like to.

General around town driving: 16 mpg

That's the area where I have some complaints about the 7.3. I average
around the same, but that's an average. It can be less than that.

Highway towing 5000 lbs: 15-15.5 mpg.
Highway towing - 12,500 lbs. (Fifth wheel) 10.8-11.3 mpg

Ah - I don't have a 5th wheel and I don"t own a boat/trailer
combination with that kind of weight. Maybe the Halman, but I figured
that at 3,800 all told.

I don't have a heavy foot and rarely "tromp on it".

My kids won't drive with me because I take my time getting where I
need to go. I have a '92 Escort that I bought for gas price reasons
for just around town and I don't think that car has EVER gone over 50
mph - I literally bought it from the proverbial little old lady who
only drove it to the grocery store and church. :)

I've noticed that since winter arrived the mileage has dropped by 1 or 2
mpg. I understand that this is due to the winter blend of diesel fuel
used
around here that contains anti-gelling additives and also lowers the
amount
of btu's in the fuel.

Kerosene.

The technicians that worked on the truck last month in Georgia told me
that
the 6.0L can put out another 100 horsepower with a performance chip. I'll
never bother with it since when it runs it has all the power I need.

I have the whole Edge package sans the GPS, but with the backup
camera. I also changed the waste gate controller and I now use the
FRAM Air Hog filters.

http://tinyurl.com/7qbfz

I'm telling you - this is quite an improvement over normal
performance.

Later,

Tom