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Old 07-25-2012, 12:19 PM   #6 (permalink)
Diesel_Dave
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
..."idling" absolutely "KILLS" your fuel economy numbers!

MPG = MILES / GALS

...so that when you're stopped, the MILES-number stops incrementing but the GALS-number continues to increment, resulting in the MPG-number going down, down, down.
Exactly. That's why, when I do stop my engine is off.
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