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Well, ive seem to gotten myself in some doo-doo. i have no cash left due to a catostropic failure on my brake system... long story short, a brake pad self destructed 40 miles from home and was dragging badly and i only got like 15mpg, i could watch the needle go down... it apears one the retaining springs broke on the pad and was clamping down too hard till eventually it was on rivits. Im unemployed and i just spent my last bit of cash on new pads and had an almost full tank before the incident.. now im down to 1/8th and i gota travel 50 miles to sell something but i wont be able to get fuel untill after the sale...
brakes are fixed, there not dragging anymore, tires are good and inflated, the truck is pretty much empty except for the cargo i need to sell...
now whats the best speed/rpm/gear for fuel milelage? 2.3, 5spd, im guessing 3.45 gears and 195/75/14 tires...
anyone have any other tricks that dont involve spending money right now to get more mpg, besides drafting?
brakes are fixed, there not dragging anymore, tires are good and inflated, the truck is pretty much empty except for the cargo i need to sell...
now whats the best speed/rpm/gear for fuel milelage? 2.3, 5spd, im guessing 3.45 gears and 195/75/14 tires...
anyone have any other tricks that dont involve spending money right now to get more mpg, besides drafting?