I have broke the 300 mile per tank mark towing a small travel trailer (pictured below) before. Not hard to do, but most people panic when the light comes on. I daily drove the 93 I had for 6 months with a non functioning fuel gauge. Once the light came on I had to get gas sometime in the next 3...
What was the mechanics justification and what is the car?
I am a mechanic and I have done a crazy amount of experimenting on Toyota and Lexus vehicles that call for premium.
On an 80 the ecu does not react fast enough to pull timing when transitioning from idle to acceleration to avoid...
I use the torque app on an old android phone, the stock gauge shows the same temp from about 160 until 230 then starts to climb. That’s about 95% more deadband than I am comfortable with
Yep, figured the % difference via GPS speedo. With 4.88's and 35's the numbers look great before the correction :cool:
I forget what my truck weighs, but It was something like 5700 with me in it and all of the stuff I normally carry but no camping gear. No roof rack either.
Last time I went to...
@GW Nugget what is your base timing set at? Did you check to see if your tstat is stuck open? My 80 is at full temp in about 3/4 mile this time of year.
Last time I did mileage in my 80 I got 17.0mpg all highway between Flagstaff and Kanab cruising at about 70mph. That's a pretty light 80...