[Ford Man]

I have a suggestion for you on your EXP. Wedge the flapper closed on the heat riser going from the exhaust manifold to the breather, where it only gets hot air from the exhaust manifold. Since I've done this with my '88 Escort, along with driving 50-55 MPG I've usually been getting 44-47 MPG. Even during the winter I was pulling 41-44 most of the time after rigging up the WAI.

I also have a personal best to post. Monday I was going on a venture that was going to be very little stop and go traffic so I decided I'd check my highway mileage. No error, because I filled the tank to the cap both times. The car got it's best mileage ever of 52.446 MPG. the distance was 132.9 miles (according to the odometer) with a fill of 2.534 gallons of gas. I also had my GPS on and it said that I travelled 137.7 miles on 2.534 gallons of gas which is probably correct, which would figure out to 54.340 MPG. I posted it in my gas log at the lower mileage since I've been using the odometer for calculating mileage ever since I started my gas log. I think it would have been better had it all been interstate driving, but about 50 miles was two lane roads with a couple small towns with traffic lights, but I was able to time out most of the lights getting stopped by only about 4-5 lights. I was driving about 50-55 MPH in the rural areas of the two lane roads and 55-60 on the interstate. My previous best was 50 MPG several years ago driving 55 MPH all interstate driving on about a 700 mile trip.