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rmay635703 · 08-22-2009, 01:43 AM

Pulse and gliding a NATURALLY APIRATED diesel is almost pointless.

My 1982 diesel Suburban I drove for years with a 3speed auto and 4.10 gears got the best MPGs accellerating very very slowly and holding constant speed and coasting to stop. I could get around 22mpg in town and approx 21.2 on the highway if I was careful.

I do recommend letting the vehicle slow uphill and speed up going down however, thats all I did to get decent mileage from such a poorly configured rig. heck I was in 3rd at 15mph or so.

08-22-2009, 01:43 AM	#38 (permalink)
rmay635703 home of the odd vehicles Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Somewhere in WI Posts: 3,891 Silver - '10 Chevy Cobalt XFE Thanks: 506 Thanked 868 Times in 654 Posts	Pulse and gliding a NATURALLY APIRATED diesel is almost pointless. My 1982 diesel Suburban I drove for years with a 3speed auto and 4.10 gears got the best MPGs accellerating very very slowly and holding constant speed and coasting to stop. I could get around 22mpg in town and approx 21.2 on the highway if I was careful. I do recommend letting the vehicle slow uphill and speed up going down however, thats all I did to get decent mileage from such a poorly configured rig. heck I was in 3rd at 15mph or so. Last edited by rmay635703; 08-22-2009 at 04:49 PM..