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Old 03-26-2010, 07:12 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I'll see what happens, because there was actually a lot of work done recently. I converted it to manual steering, and in the process had to remove the AC compressor as well as the PS pump. Right now it's been doing a lot of short trips, but next week I'll be able to see how it does on longer trips on the highway. I'm almost thinking about omitting my last tank from the log, since it involved the PS pump siezing, and several short trips to and from the shop on battery, and it ended up being around 22 MPG.

One definitely noticeable improvement after the PS/AC delete is that when the engine is in it's cold cycle, all I need to do is bring it up to 30, let off the gas, and it'll shift into third gear and hold speed for quite a while. When it's warm, I can just do some light P&G around town.
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