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S-10 Fuel Economy Questions 2002 Club Cab 4.3L

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I live in the high country in Colorado 8850 elevation here in a small community. My truck is only getting 12.3 miles per gallon on the average. I get less than 200 miles out of a tank of gas. My truck was bought used a year ago. Have 157k mileage. ANYONE know of cheap way to increase my mileage. My daily drive habit consists of a five mile daily trip to take my granddaughter to her school. Very little or no highway miles, just my local store shopping trips, that about it. I will answer any questions presented to me .
Thank you,
Hank W
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Can you post your pics as full size?
Can you post your pics as full size?
So you prefer full size over thumbnails where the viewer can enlarge themselves. Okay no problem, have a good weekend.
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So you prefer full size over thumbnails where the viewer can enlarge themselves. Okay no problem, have a good weekend.
Hank
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Full size is easier to scroll thru. Thanks.
Full size is easier to scroll thru. Thanks.
Full size is easier to scroll thru. Thanks.
Okay, Gotcha good to know
Hank
Hank's New Winter ploy marketing product.:
Black cardboard S-10 Grill insert Cover, for boosting extra winter heat for your truck.LOL🌝
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You can be the first to get one, accepting bitcoin only
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Thanks, I already have a prototype on my Trooper!! :ROFLMAO:
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Yea, I seem to have issues with assessing. The marketable value!
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Yea, I seem to have issues with assessing. The marketable value!
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$.10...$.15 with the bow-tie.
$.10...$.15 with the bow-tie.
I thought that would be a nice touch. I cut that out of a sheet of chrome wrap for my other project.
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In this situation who is King of the road.???
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Looks like the Buck stops here!
Yep you got. Now where's your Doe?
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Yep you got. Now where's your Doe?
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Maybe IShould PASS the BUCK!!!!!:cool:
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Today's new improved grill insert:
Let's see how it affects/effects preformance. Planning on leaving it on truck, thru March and April.

Hank
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It may improve your heat, but these trucks are a brick to begin with. Blocking the grill just makes it worse.
It may improve your heat, but these trucks are a brick to begin with. Blocking the grill just makes it worse.
Will the truck get better mileage if it is warmer? I am watching the gages closely.
Hank
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It may improve your heat, but these trucks are a brick to begin with. Blocking the grill just makes it worse.
I beleave I was told by someone recently that one of the reasons I might be getting consistent poor mileage is because my daily driving habits does
not allow proper warm up the vehicle, due to the high altitude and colder climate conditions. My attempt with the grill cover is not more cabin heat, although that is nice, but to warm up the overall vehicle to improve vehicle improveme preformance . Is that bad information or could I have interpreted it wrong

Hank

Please note the new android radio can give me all sorts of information, the old in-dash factory am/fm casette- cd could not provide, however that was nice 21 years ago then. New technology can be nice once we all accept it .I Ccan also read O B D codes.
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I beleave I was told by someone recently that one of the reasons I might be getting consistent poor mileage is because my daily driving habits does
not allow proper warm up the vehicle, due to the high altitude and colder climate conditions. My attempt with the grill cover is not more cabin heat, although that is nice, but to warm up the overall vehicle to improve vehicle improveme preformance . Is that bad information or could I have interpreted it wrong

Hank

Please note the new android radio can give me all sorts of information, the old in-dash factory am/fm casette- cd could not provide, however that was nice 21 years ago then. New technology can be nice once we all accept it .I Ccan also read O B D codes.
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Short trips don't allow engine trips to warm up...computer adds more fuel...worse milage. I was thinking aerodynamics.
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