Hi - just completed a 10 day trip around the Grand Circle (see map below) from Los Angeles and thought I'd share my 1,532 mile MPG experience, especially as I had the injectors changed just prior to departing after a stubborn code 26 and a rough idle harrassed me for most of the fall and winter.
What a difference it makes.
I stuck +/- to the speed limits on every type of road I drove, ie 75 MPH on the I-15 and I-40, 65 MPH on Hwy 89 and so on. The rig is 100% stock, and I didn't wheel it offroad at all. But it was loaded with 4 adults, 2 kids and around 400 lbs of gear and luggage. We reached 9,000+ feet in Bryce Canyon and relied heavily on the A/C for at least a third of the trip, especially in the Mojave stretches of the 15 and 40.
Figures are in: my 80 sipped 94.6 gallons, which amounts to 16.2 MPG. I reached 18+ MPG while driving down from Bryce Canyon to Page, AZ through Kanab, but there's a significant drop in altitude so I guess it was cheating.
BTW, I didn't have to add any oil nor coolant as the levels stood remarkably still, which adds a final nail to the coffin of the head gasket theory (scam) of Mr. T's assessment of my rig...
Fixing the injectors cost me a good part of my tax rebate, but I think I'm back in love with my Cruiser.
Next month I'm taking on Yellowstone NP. Got to use that spanking new NPS Interagency pass!
What a difference it makes.
I stuck +/- to the speed limits on every type of road I drove, ie 75 MPH on the I-15 and I-40, 65 MPH on Hwy 89 and so on. The rig is 100% stock, and I didn't wheel it offroad at all. But it was loaded with 4 adults, 2 kids and around 400 lbs of gear and luggage. We reached 9,000+ feet in Bryce Canyon and relied heavily on the A/C for at least a third of the trip, especially in the Mojave stretches of the 15 and 40.
Figures are in: my 80 sipped 94.6 gallons, which amounts to 16.2 MPG. I reached 18+ MPG while driving down from Bryce Canyon to Page, AZ through Kanab, but there's a significant drop in altitude so I guess it was cheating.
BTW, I didn't have to add any oil nor coolant as the levels stood remarkably still, which adds a final nail to the coffin of the head gasket theory (scam) of Mr. T's assessment of my rig...
Fixing the injectors cost me a good part of my tax rebate, but I think I'm back in love with my Cruiser.
Next month I'm taking on Yellowstone NP. Got to use that spanking new NPS Interagency pass!