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Brooks
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4/06/2004
09:52:53
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I have an 02 3.9 cc, and it doesn't matter if I am driving on the highway or on back roads, I never get more than 15 mpg. I can get around 15 if I baby it and lay off the gas, and if I drive normal i get closer to 13. Am I getting that much less than everyone else (on another post a guy said he gets 19 to 20 mpg, I would kill for that)? I ordered a tonneau cover for the bed, but other than that what could I do to improve my milage?
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spt
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4/06/2004
10:02:31
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I have a 1988 Dakota with a 3.9L 5 speed. I get an average of 20mpg (15-18 city 22-24 highway). I have a topper on my truck and that helped alot. I do regular tune-ups, oil changes ect.. Eveything is stock on my turck. I do not have A/C.
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badassdak
Dodge Dakota
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4/06/2004
10:05:04
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Hey I have a 97 Dak Sport. No matter where I am driving I get about 13mpg! On the highway I am lucky if I get 15mpg! I have a hard cover on my truck and I have a less restrictive exhaust. You would think that with the combination of these two my mileage would be better... But its not. I would also kill for anything better than 16mpg!!!!
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badassdak
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4/06/2004
10:43:04
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I was just thinking... I have a 22 gallon tank. This past full tank I got about 150-170miles to the FIRST half tank. Then one it got down to about 1/2 tank my gas just gets sucked out! Right now I am at a 1/4 of a tank and I only have about 195miles on the tank. So this is how it goes...
3/4 full ......................... 90miles
1/2 tank ......................... 150-170miles
1/4 full ......................... 190miles
1/8 tank (gas light on)........... 215-225miles
There is a huge drop off after 1/2 a tank. Does anyone else have this problem? LET ME KNOW!
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dak-jak
Dodge Dakota
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4/06/2004
11:18:18
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one = gauge is Not Linear
You have to use fiil-up gallons and milage
two , something Not up to snuff if you
can't get closer to 20 on highway runs .
City is hard especially if a lot of stop and stop
and go....
see mods re 180 therm and cold air intake
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TuckerLudlow
Dodge Dakota
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4/06/2004
11:42:35
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Brook, mine is also an '02. All I've done to it is a K&N drop-in, and I'm running synthetic oil. Around town, I get 15-17. If it's all in town, I'll be back at the pump at 250 miles. I DID finally learn how to get the darned thing to drop into OD at less than 45mph. Stop and go with this thing is murder on the mpg. Unfortunately, there's not very many places where it stays in OD for more than just a minute before I gotta stop for the next light.
Highway, I've seen as high as 24.3, but usually it's 21-22 - just depends on how hard I'm running it.
Once the warranty is up (another 2K or so), I'm dropping in an MSD-6A. It's also due for an oil change and I plan to replace it all with Amsoil (I already got the catalog, Steve). I DID see about a 1mpg increase when I put Mobil-1 in it a while back, and I'd expect the Amsoil to keep that. A lot of the other mod's are good for performance, but not so good for mpg - and it performs just fine for me without the other stuff.
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94 Dakota
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4/12/2004
00:58:20
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Try a K&N air filter. It has improved fuel mileage in the past. It is more expensive than paper but all you have to do is clean it once in a while. You'll save the cost of replacing paper ones every time. If you do take it to get worked on with a K&N for oil changes or whatever, make sure you let the workers know the air filter is not paper. When mine was put on the 94 my fuel mileage went up at least one mile to the gallon, and I had 116,000 miles on it.
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another mark
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2004
02:12:12
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I get about 13.5 on average. This is mixed driving. So about
240 miles per tank on my 22gal. I have a 99 3.9 auto. I have
the K&N FIPK, JBA headers, MSD 6A, less restrictive exhaust,
hard cover on the bed and 180 thermostat and electric fan.
Maybe I'll look at swapping out those old O2 sensors.
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91Dakota
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2004
06:45:15
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~13-15 MPG city driving.
~20-21 on the highway @ 70 MPH. I have a vinyl cover. Dual exit exhaust and high flow muffler. I removed the plate at the air intake hose.
Most I ever got was 28 MPG!! Driving @ 60-65 MPH.
Now if I could get the torque converter to lock in 3rd gear the milage would go up. GM got it right with the 82-84 trucks. The torque converter locks in third gear. My V-8 in my other truck gets the same gas milage if not better than my V-6 in the city. Only because the torque converter locks in third. Why did Dodge unlock the torque converter to 55 MPH??? WTF?? Now at least the new truck shift into OD at lower speeds.
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mxjamie79
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2004
08:16:31
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I have a 1997 3.9 Sport club cab, I am getting 20.
I am very pleased based on the responses of everyone else.
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Bob Lincoln
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4/12/2004
12:36:13
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"Why did Dodge unlock the torque converter to 55 MPH???"
My torque converter locks up at 35-40 mph under light load on level ground.
92 Dakota V-6 4WD.
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mhall
Dodge Dakota
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4/12/2004
16:38:07
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I have a '91 3.9 V-6 5-speed long-bed and get as bad as 14 mpg city in winter, ave of 15-16 mostly in town and 18-20 highway, mainly 19 mpg on the highway. No mods and no cover over the bed (camper or otherwise). Seems about what others are gettting, have heard of some getting 22-24 highway? Wow, that would be something.
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Deep Purple
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4/12/2004
19:15:02
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I have a modified V6. Back and forth to work I get (as of last tankfull) 16.2, highway I get 21 or better depending on right foot cramps. I don't baby the truck. I do use Amsoil products throughout. Motor,trans,rear end, power steering. I think that using the synthetic products, keeping the tires inflated right, and a good tuneup really help.
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jason123
Dodge Dakota
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4/13/2004
04:14:35
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hey badassdak, i have the SAME problem. I get about 90 on my 1st 1/4 tank, so I expect to see about 360 on my odometer when my truck goes to empty, but I come out at about 250 or so! funny...
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dak-jak
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4/13/2004
08:06:58
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Fuel gauge is NOT linear !!!!!
1/4 down on it is not necessarily 1/4 less fuel
could be more / or on some trucks less.....
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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4/13/2004
08:46:25
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dak-jak is right. ever look at the shape of the tank? it's is not a perfect rectangle. i usually get about 120 on the first 1/4. 330 'til the light.
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