03-28-2013, 08:54 PM
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Temps are warming up. Today we went above freezing for the first time this year! My grille block door was all the way open and I had to still turn up the heat and full fan to keep the radiator fan from coming on. Methinks I have to enlarge the hole a wee bit.
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Yeah, I just enlarged mine the other day. May still not be enough though.
I also learned a cool trick with the A/C button and Defrost yesterday:
How to disable the A/C while using the defrost mode ? - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum
You can easily alter the behavior of the A/C on a 7th or 8th gen Civic so the A/C doesn't automatically turn on with defrost.
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03-28-2013, 10:29 PM
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On the Fit there's a plug you can pull out from the back of the air direction knob to disable auto-AC. One of the first things I did.
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04-10-2013, 10:02 AM
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New fillup.
718 miles
11.482 gallons
62.53 mpg
That puts me back in the top 10 overall fuel economy.
Brings our team average from 49.41 mpg to 49.47. Still short of Diesel at 50.73.
I'm up from #8 to #6 within our team.
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04-10-2013, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
New fillup.
718 miles
11.482 gallons
62.53 mpg
That puts me back in the top 10 overall fuel economy.
Brings our team average from 49.41 mpg to 49.47. Still short of Diesel at 50.73.
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Completely amazing.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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04-10-2013, 03:56 PM
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Burn lean and prosper\\//
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Im steadily increasing with every tank. i should be over 49mp 90 day soon enough. this warm weather is helping alot. i think im on a record tank right now.
EDIT just filled up just shy of 53 woo hoo!!!
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04-11-2013, 07:53 PM
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Just had my Civic worked on, replaced wheel bearing that had gotten really bad over time. Didn't really notice it as it was a slow fade. Tie rod end on driver side and upper and lower ball joints. Front end feels awesome now!
Expect to have an effect on my mileage. So far it feels like it's rolling farther. Next tank should tell the tale, this one is tainted with two trips to the mechanic and him driving it a little bit.
Nice tank PaleMelanesian!
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04-11-2013, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by pletby
Just had my Civic worked on, replaced wheel bearing that had gotten really bad over time. Didn't really notice it as it was a slow fade. Tie rod end on driver side and upper and lower ball joints. Front end feels awesome now!
Expect to have an effect on my mileage. So far it feels like it's rolling farther. Next tank should tell the tale, this one is tainted with two trips to the mechanic and him driving it a little bit.
Nice tank PaleMelanesian!
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Glad you're enjoying the improvements. I'm about to do this job myself--almost the exact set of replacements, though it's possible I'll let the joints alone and just replace the hub bearing units. Are you willing to report what you paid for the repair? -james
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04-12-2013, 01:09 PM
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Just filled up and got 64 mpg. Looks the the warmer temps were helping out! Still a long way to go until they are optimal, but definately progress!
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04-12-2013, 01:15 PM
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Just filled up and got 64 mpg. Looks the the warmer temps were helping out! Still a long way to go until they are optimal, but definately progress!
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Wow. Excellent. And we're not even in early summer yet.
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04-12-2013, 02:23 PM
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Nice! I've got to watch my back. 
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