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Old 07-06-2011, 06:38 PM   #6 (permalink)
Frank Lee
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

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I had a Tempo fully kitted with skirts, cowl panel, wiper delete, mirror delete, antenna delete, hood blanket, grille block, etc. Now the skirts and cowl panel are gone and the mirrors are back; the blanket and block remain too. Can't say the fe differences are detectable in my case. I kept the antenna off because I usually don't have the radio on anyway. I keep the wipers in the car because they are rarely used and by keeping them inside I don't have to constantly replace wipers that have been little used or even unused.

I did encounter a situation with my F150's fan delete the other day- it was 95 degrees and I had the a/c on and I was in town waiting for the world's longest red light to change. The a/c started blowing warm and I initially thought it was busted due to lack of use, so I switched to open windows and vents. But after considering it a bit I decided that it quit simply because of the lack of airflow over the condensor and sure enough, when I tried it a few days later it worked perfectly. So I will either add an electric fan, or since the situation is so rare for me, just be aware that this might happen and act accordingly.
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