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Old 06-22-2022, 05:30 PM   #7 (permalink)
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It's all about Diesel
 
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Originally Posted by Tmugz88 View Post
I'm wondering if anyone has attempted anything to try and improve fuel economy in a vehicle this large.
Last week I saw a Ford Econoline from the '80s, and it sounded clearly to have been retrofitted with an "agricultural" Diesel engine, most likely also backed by a manual transmission. Too bad I wasn't quick enough to pull the phone from my pocket and snap at least one picture... On a sidenote, full-size American vans are quite oversized anyway compared to other vans that I used to see as some sort of benchmark for 12-seater vans.
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