[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Excessivev Fuel Mileage
Glenn asked if he might have a problem in getting extremely high fuel mileage. Glenn - back from days of yore comes thiss tory. A friend of mine had a '66 Pontiac LeMans with a 389 GTO engine, but a 2-barrel carb. everyone thot it was a 326 (identical from exterior) and he had a lot of fun blowing people off stop lights......but wait, there's a point... No one EVER accused a Pontiac 389 of getting gas milage!!! My 66 GTO never did over 14 mpg no matter what. BUT......this friend went on a trip and came back confused, saying he'd gotten almost 25 mpg on the last half of his trip. he wsa trying to figure out what the deal was, or whether he'd lost ALL his basic math skills. Turned out his fuel pump had ALMOST gone out, but not quite. It was delivering maybe 30% of the rated volume, which let the engine run HORRIBLY lean, but still ran...at least on straights and for cruising. Problem was, this would have burned his valves over time. He replaced fuel pump (prob'ly $19 then...) and went on his gas- guzzling way. Hey, it's something to check!!!!! aTm************A Washington State Cougar in Aggieland**********aTm Al Powell Voice: 409/845-2807 Ag Communications Fax: 409/862-1202 Texas A&M University Email: a-powell1@tamu.edu WWW page - http://agcomwww.tamu.edu/agcom/rpe/alpage.htm "Knowledge is good" - Animal House...statue at Faber College
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