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Old 12-24-2012, 07:16 PM   #9 (permalink)
vskid3
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Originally Posted by Cobb View Post
I disconnected my power steering that was electric and gains 2mpg.
Interesting, I will have to see if I can do that on my Escape. I'll need a switch, though, to keep my wife happy.

One could argue that the extra load could be beneficial and reduce warm up time. If you have to get bad mileage the first few minutes, you might as well use it to get comfortable.
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