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Topic: Gas mile-age woes
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6220
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-16-2005 07:33 PM
   
My fuel mile-age of my Lightning has plummeted. It runs fine, although it does seem down on power a little. I always chalked that off to it having 200k miles and KK's truck having 96k so it feels much stronger (probably because it is.) My truck doesnt miss, it doesnt do anything to indicate it has any fuel issues. The one thing that I have wondered about is the factory cat's are still on it. Could one of them be plugged up and killing my gas mile-age?
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 19581
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 03-16-2005 08:09 PM
Those are the same symptoms my dads 88gt was having. Changed the cats and all was good again.------------------
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 4008
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-16-2005 09:21 PM
Is there a way you could test them,like reading the exhaust gases with an anylizer?
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BlueMule
Gearhead Posts: 1494
From: Kent Island, MD USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 03-17-2005 07:49 AM
Would the analyzer pinpoint a nasty injector or two?------------------
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6220
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-17-2005 08:16 AM
I don't know about an analyzer. I do know I have had a rattling sound coming from one of the cats for some time now. It sounds like it has several large rocks rattling around inside it. Also, what about a bad O2 sensor? Would that cause fuel mile-age to go bad?
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 43790
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-21-2005 07:01 PM
A classic symptom of plugged convertors is a low vacuum reading. Why don't you compare it with kk's Lightning and see how they stack up?------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6220
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-21-2005 09:33 PM
I've been told a bad O2 would also cause my mile-age to go to pot. However, I'm having difficulty finding an OE sensor for it. I'll have to check vacuum readings. I don't know if the convertors on KK's truck are plugged or not, they aren't on it anymore. 
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Thud
Gearhead Posts: 1296
From: Cumming,Ga.,USofA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-22-2005 06:54 AM
quote:
Originally posted by kid vishus:
... I'm having difficulty finding an OE sensor for it.
I put a Bosch O2 sensor from the local parts store on mine. It's identical in every way to the one I pulled off except it has no Ford oval stamped into the metal. The original was obviously made by Bosch. ------------------
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6220
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-22-2005 07:11 AM
Thanks. They had a universal O2 for it (brand unknown), but the parts guy wouldn't swear it would just plug in to the factory harness.
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lawless
Gearhead Posts: 444
From: Richmond, VA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 03-30-2005 11:37 AM
Hey Rob,If I remember correctly, the universals will fit, but they are made with two different pigtail lengths. If the replacement has the correct wire length to reach the harness connector it should work.
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