Date:         Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:53:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
Comments: To: Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
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Ooops, forgot youse has Zetec- Never mind!


Mr. BZ


On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> Coincidental issues? Plug wires, O2 sensor, etc. maybe the gas mileage
> problem???
>
> YMMV,
>
> Mr. BZ
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello Gang!
>> My '90 GL (Automatic) is giving me troubles. Some may recall this van had
>> sat for a few years before I came to own it, and I have turned it around
>> to
>> a reliable  daily driver. Anyway.... It's time to throw more work into it.
>>
>> I had previously had a problem with the temp gauge never rising above 1/3
>> on the gauge and it wouldn't make good heat. Of course I had a bad dash
>> blower, so wasn't all that sure on the heat.
>> Gas mileage was always bad. 14mpg max.
>> Well last weekend I finally replaced the thermostat and things were
>> looking
>> good! The temp gauge would now read right in the middle, and with the new
>> dash blower as well, i now had heat!
>> But surprisingly, the gas mileage suffered still.
>> Yesterday I filled up and found I had gotten 10.5mpg on that tank.
>>
>> Today I did some highway driving. This bus runs like a champ! Seriously
>> good power, however I now see that the temp gauge will drop all the way to
>> the bottom if I cruise at anything above 60mph. Anything below 50mph will
>> maintain the temp gauge right in the middle, where it should be.
>> I've never seen this happen. Any ideas?
>>
>> I believe this weird temperature problem could account in part for my
>> terrible gas mileage. I recognize that I shouldn't quite be expecting
>> 20mpg, but 17 would be a reasonable thing to find from an auto bus in my
>> experience. There are a few even in my area that do get 20mpg, easily.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> -Craig
>> '90GL
>> '87 SUNROOF SYNCRO WESTY ZETEC
>> '85 Barn
>>
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> --
> Tom Buese
>



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Tom Buese