Thread: my fault?
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Old 10-14-2008, 02:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hamorhead View Post
So this last tank i got 39 MPG which is 1 above combined epa but sucks i didn't have my cardboard grill block on the whole time because of all the rain but still had my air dam on and still used Hypermiling techniques (not P&G) except for 25 mi where i was following a friend (but they went slower for me) also at the gas station the pump gave me 5.226 gal of gas and my gas gauge said i only needed 3-4 gal the gas slightly overflowed and i think the pump was messed up
so was it my fault or the pump's fault or does a grill block give me 6-8mpg's(doubt it) since i live and FL so its normally hot
It may be that the pump filled the tank to a higher level than normal if it wasn't operating properly. The next fill should show a large increase if that's the case. I live in NC which also has a warm climate and I have my grill about 2/3 blocked, but I didn't see any significant rise in FE when I put the grill block on.
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