[slowmover]

Time to bring this up to date.

I use the winter front a few weeks of the year, and the four piece grille block the rest of the year when solo. A/C season means no block at all. Temps come up faster and are more consistent with the block. This means those three gallons of engine oil come up to temp faster.

I've added a rear antiroll bar where none was present on this 2WD IFS truck, and changed the front bar to a larger size. A Panhard Rod is on the list.

Today the truck tools around at just under 8k lbs for normal load. About 1200-lbs of bed topper and gear as in above weights.

Divorced since 2012, I set up my usual errands to occur in one part of town. And other services or suppliers are near or on the route to and from.

I don't pay too much attention to FE, but have kept new habits. Usually see around 19-mpg in the city limits.

Recently ran a 1,025-mile round trip out to West Texas for a job, and saw 25-mpg overall. 62-mph.

Sure do like 10-cpm highway!!!

Plan to move about seven hundred miles with travel trailer in tow. Am expecting to be near 17,000-lbs combined, in a 63' long rig. 14-16 mpg has been the usual range. Am going to shoot for higher if the stars align and I can attend to some mechanical details.

This site a great place to keep on track with reduced operational expenses. Where to spend for where it counts.