Does cold weather reduce MPG?
03-12-2010, 05:52 PM
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Spring will occur on March 20 nomatter where you live.
(Well, northern hemisphere, anyway)
Ha Ha , but I am changing my clock Sun morn and it will be in the mid 70's Sun so I'm callin it spring baby!
03-12-2010, 11:30 PM
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Noticed a reduction in MPG over the last 3 months, at about the same time it started getting cold. Any correlation?
YES... mine drops 2-4 when the temp drops below 60, the colder it get the more it goes down..
03-12-2010, 11:33 PM
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Yes,same goes for your Car !!!
03-20-2010, 07:13 PM
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With a nice 70* day, I took a long ride to run whatever that liquid is masquerading as gasoline OUT of my tank. Ran it till a few miles after the light came on and topped off with 4.3 gallons of fresh gas and made 39.2 MPG. Headed back towards home and put on another 82.7 miles before topping off with 1.99 gallons for 41.55 MPG. So maybe the warmer weather does effect it. I'm really curuios to see if it goes back to 43 or more with the summer blend. I think the ethanol is killing us.
03-20-2010, 07:36 PM
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I agree with the winter blended fuel being the problem. Makes a huge difference in all my rigs.
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intresting thread. undertand and knew most of it completely. THERE"S NOTHING U CAN DO ABOUT IT IT'S A PRODUCT OF SCIENCE AND GOVT. UR FCKED. btw mechanic for 24 yrs.
03-20-2010, 08:18 PM
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WWECOUGAR
Spring will occur on March 20 nomatter where you live.
(Well, northern hemisphere, anyway)
tell me why it's snowing outside my window
if spring is here ?
rode yesterday with jst a light jacket and now it's 37f . . .
03-20-2010, 08:24 PM
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It increases..at least it does in a Lear Jet at 45000
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