I have always run either 350 CI or the 5.3 V8's.I think so. I've been told so by lots of folks who seem to know about that drivetrain. I even figured that's the reason the truck had a half-dozen owners before I bought it. Who wants an underpowered truck that.sucks gas so prodigiously?
My cousin had the same truck with the same engine new about the same time yours was made.I think so. I've been told so by lots of folks who seem to know about that drivetrain. I even figured that's the reason the truck had a half-dozen owners before I bought it. Who wants an underpowered truck that.sucks gas so prodigiously?
I feel the same. I don't use it enough to dump it but if I had only known then what I know now I wouldn't have bought it. Lousy gas mileage, no cruise control, no exterior keypad to unlock the doors, a gigantic turning circle, and door panel tops that aren't parallel to the ground are the things I hate about it. That doesn't mean that, overall, it isn't a fine truck; it is. But if I ever buy another I'll know much better what to look forHe bought the v6 hoping for better mileage than the v8 but was not happy with how it turned out.
You've heard the old joke about neighbors adding/taking gas at night to give you good/bad mileage?This is weird.
My truck, a 2002 F150 with the base V6, gets 13-14 mpg. It always has except times when I'm going a long distance at a steady 55 mph when it might creep up to, at most, 18 mpg. If I treat it rough in around-town, stop-and-go traffic, it might drop to 12 mpg.
I reset my trip odometer after fill ups and calculate mileage if I fill up again at the next gas stop.
I filled up today, ran the numbers, and for my last tank I got a touch over 20 mpg. This entire tank was around town driving and I can't think of anything I did differently.
I've had vehicles suddenly get worse mileage when something was wrong but I've never experienced this sort of sudden improvement.
Any theories?
no exterior keypad to unlock the doors,
Same here, I now realize.Ford sells a stick on option. Couldn't imagine life without it.
Yes but I don't think that's enough to account for this much difference.Have you recently aired up your tires?
Yes but I don't think that's enough to account for this much difference.
I took a trip to Livingston, mostly highway miles, and filled up after about 140 miles total. Mileage was 17 mpg. That's better than normal but still down from the single fill-up that was at 20 for around town driving.
Once I've burned another couple of tanks I'll know if anything has really changed. I'm leaning toward the theory that I just made a mistake in my record-keeping and calculations.