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101Volts · 08-31-2013, 05:56 PM

The latest fill up for this 3.0 Litre 2000 Dodge Caravan read 25.02 MPG at 124.9 miles; 4.992 gallons were added. I wasn't the only driver since the last fill up on August 28th. The roof-rack and the bug shield were removed a while ago and the spark plugs and air filter were replaced with new one, Plus an oil and filter change in May. We did have pizza pans on the van for some months, We don't have them on now though - Two fell off, After that I took the rear two off.

We didn't always get fuel economy this high, Though: We had a rear brake dragging a wheel which was a major hit in the fuel economy and we also had a wheel strapped to the roof rack. We didn't track the fuel a while back either and the ScanGauge II wasn't calibrated for fuel consumption for months. We also didn't fill the tank up for a while but that habit of not filling up and not tracking the miles since the last fill up has hopefully changed now.

The gauge did read as high as 38.5 on one uncalibrated trip after the brake was repaired but when we had a wheel strapped to the roof, And with 45 (Or so) PSI in the tires when hot. That "38.5" figure was unrealistically high, But even then it was a large improvement compared to seeing it only go above 30 without the tire on the roof (But with the brake dragging if I remembered it right) once before and it was inspiring.

Thanks, People of the eComodder community; It's fun doing this.

Here's a link to the modding thread for this particular van:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...van-25296.html

08-31-2013, 05:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
101Volts Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 506 Woody - '90 Mercury Grand Marquis Wagon LS Last 3: 19.57 mpg (US) Brick - '99 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban LS Last 3: 12.94 mpg (US) M. C. - '01 Chevrolet Impala Base 90 day: 17.09 mpg (US) R. J. - '05 Ford Explorer 4wd 90 day: 16.66 mpg (US) Thanks: 934 Thanked 34 Times in 28 Posts	24+ MPG in a 2000 Dodge Caravan The latest fill up for this 3.0 Litre 2000 Dodge Caravan read 25.02 MPG at 124.9 miles; 4.992 gallons were added. I wasn't the only driver since the last fill up on August 28th. The roof-rack and the bug shield were removed a while ago and the spark plugs and air filter were replaced with new one, Plus an oil and filter change in May. We did have pizza pans on the van for some months, We don't have them on now though - Two fell off, After that I took the rear two off. We didn't always get fuel economy this high, Though: We had a rear brake dragging a wheel which was a major hit in the fuel economy and we also had a wheel strapped to the roof rack. We didn't track the fuel a while back either and the ScanGauge II wasn't calibrated for fuel consumption for months. We also didn't fill the tank up for a while but that habit of not filling up and not tracking the miles since the last fill up has hopefully changed now. The gauge did read as high as 38.5 on one uncalibrated trip after the brake was repaired but when we had a wheel strapped to the roof, And with 45 (Or so) PSI in the tires when hot. That "38.5" figure was unrealistically high, But even then it was a large improvement compared to seeing it only go above 30 without the tire on the roof (But with the brake dragging if I remembered it right) once before and it was inspiring. Thanks, People of the eComodder community; It's fun doing this. Here's a link to the modding thread for this particular van: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...van-25296.html Last edited by 101Volts; 09-25-2013 at 05:35 PM..