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Old 02-06-2017, 01:32 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cowmeat View Post
I didn't have the crappy commute you must have, but eventually I was averaging way over 50 mpg in my old 1993 Festiva-L. I had a blast driving Black Widow, and it was super easy to work on and hypermile in.
That's super-low mpg for that car, maybe your timing belt slipped a tooth. Mine did that and ran a tiny bit funky (almost unnoticeable) but it killed my mpg. As soon as I re-timed it the mpg shot back up.
I'll have to see, the cam belt was last serviced a few years agoa long with new water pump and thermostat. It does ping when my foot goes past 1/4 throttle in any gear at any speed which i find rather odd...
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