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Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:35:35 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote: >Lee Ayrton wrote: >> >> noneyabusiness wrote: >> >> > On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com" >> > <u18385@uwe> wrote: >> > >> >>my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP! >> > >> > My 95 (owned since last October) gets about 13 mpg if I try, and about >> > 11 mpg if I leadfoot it :( >> > Although, on ONE tank, where I tried to use as much of the tank as >> > possible, I actually got 15 mpg!! (And I still only had to put 18 gal. >> > back into it!?!) >> >> There's something wrong there. You should be getting better than that. > >I'll say! > >We would have dumped our Jeeps years ago if that is all the mileage we >could get. > >I get a nice 23 mpg in my old CJ7 and way better than that in our >Cherokee. The 'worst' we ever got on the highway in our Cherokee had 4 >adults and winter camping gear to the roof inside with 3 duffel bags on >the roof rack. We 'only' got 23 mpg on that trip. > >The Cherokee does really short trips in the city, not enough to warm up >or fully defrost the windows before being shut down and it only gets 14 >mpg driving like that. 24-26 mpg on the highway makes for about an 18 >or 19 'combined' mpg. > >Mike >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) I do very little "highway" driving. It's almost all "city". And it's veeery easy to lead foot around town ;-) My tire pressure might be a bit low, so I'll see how much that helps. And I usually use Shell gas, but sometimes I use Chevron or an independent in a pinch. I have no idea what gas brand I used for the tank that got the 15 mpg though. I also want to change out the axle and transfer case fluids since I have no idea if the previous owner(s) ever did it. .... |
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:35:35 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote: >Lee Ayrton wrote: >> >> noneyabusiness wrote: >> >> > On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com" >> > <u18385@uwe> wrote: >> > >> >>my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP! >> > >> > My 95 (owned since last October) gets about 13 mpg if I try, and about >> > 11 mpg if I leadfoot it :( >> > Although, on ONE tank, where I tried to use as much of the tank as >> > possible, I actually got 15 mpg!! (And I still only had to put 18 gal. >> > back into it!?!) >> >> There's something wrong there. You should be getting better than that. > >I'll say! > >We would have dumped our Jeeps years ago if that is all the mileage we >could get. > >I get a nice 23 mpg in my old CJ7 and way better than that in our >Cherokee. The 'worst' we ever got on the highway in our Cherokee had 4 >adults and winter camping gear to the roof inside with 3 duffel bags on >the roof rack. We 'only' got 23 mpg on that trip. > >The Cherokee does really short trips in the city, not enough to warm up >or fully defrost the windows before being shut down and it only gets 14 >mpg driving like that. 24-26 mpg on the highway makes for about an 18 >or 19 'combined' mpg. > >Mike >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) I do very little "highway" driving. It's almost all "city". And it's veeery easy to lead foot around town ;-) My tire pressure might be a bit low, so I'll see how much that helps. And I usually use Shell gas, but sometimes I use Chevron or an independent in a pinch. I have no idea what gas brand I used for the tank that got the 15 mpg though. I also want to change out the axle and transfer case fluids since I have no idea if the previous owner(s) ever did it. .... |
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:35:35 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote: >Lee Ayrton wrote: >> >> noneyabusiness wrote: >> >> > On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com" >> > <u18385@uwe> wrote: >> > >> >>my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP! >> > >> > My 95 (owned since last October) gets about 13 mpg if I try, and about >> > 11 mpg if I leadfoot it :( >> > Although, on ONE tank, where I tried to use as much of the tank as >> > possible, I actually got 15 mpg!! (And I still only had to put 18 gal. >> > back into it!?!) >> >> There's something wrong there. You should be getting better than that. > >I'll say! > >We would have dumped our Jeeps years ago if that is all the mileage we >could get. > >I get a nice 23 mpg in my old CJ7 and way better than that in our >Cherokee. The 'worst' we ever got on the highway in our Cherokee had 4 >adults and winter camping gear to the roof inside with 3 duffel bags on >the roof rack. We 'only' got 23 mpg on that trip. > >The Cherokee does really short trips in the city, not enough to warm up >or fully defrost the windows before being shut down and it only gets 14 >mpg driving like that. 24-26 mpg on the highway makes for about an 18 >or 19 'combined' mpg. > >Mike >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) I do very little "highway" driving. It's almost all "city". And it's veeery easy to lead foot around town ;-) My tire pressure might be a bit low, so I'll see how much that helps. And I usually use Shell gas, but sometimes I use Chevron or an independent in a pinch. I have no idea what gas brand I used for the tank that got the 15 mpg though. I also want to change out the axle and transfer case fluids since I have no idea if the previous owner(s) ever did it. .... |
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe>
wrote: >my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP! Get a front end alignment or at least get it checked. -- Dave in Columbus |
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe>
wrote: >my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP! Get a front end alignment or at least get it checked. -- Dave in Columbus |
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:49:55 GMT, "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe>
wrote: >my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP! Get a front end alignment or at least get it checked. -- Dave in Columbus |
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
What year Wrangler? TJ's are actually heavier than XJ's in stock form....
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com... > Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient. > (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred > pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my > Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!! > > > "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com... >> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message >> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe... >>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP! >> >> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once... >> >> > > |
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
What year Wrangler? TJ's are actually heavier than XJ's in stock form....
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com... > Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient. > (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred > pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my > Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!! > > > "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com... >> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message >> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe... >>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP! >> >> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once... >> >> > > |
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
What year Wrangler? TJ's are actually heavier than XJ's in stock form....
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com... > Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient. > (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred > pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my > Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!! > > > "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com... >> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message >> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe... >>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP! >> >> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once... >> >> > > |
Re: BAD GAS MILAGE
What year Wrangler? TJ's are actually heavier than XJ's in stock form....
"Jack Carter" <jcarter10screwspam@comcast.net> wrote in message news:t-GdnY_2hvaUtXTeRVn-hA@comcast.com... > Let's face it. That engine has seen better days and is very inefficient. > (It's being dumped by Chrysler.) My I-6 Wrangler, which is a few hundred > pounds lighter than your Cherokee, does well to average 14-15 mpg. And my > Dodge Magnum RT (Hemi V-8) averages 19-21!!! > > > "Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:t48Gf.6$7y1.2@tornado.texas.rr.com... >> "pond jumper via CarKB.com" <u18385@uwe> wrote in message >> news:5b899de7a637c@uwe... >>> my 93 cherokee i-6 only get about 10 mpg. HELP! >> >> Are the brakes dragging? I had that happen once... >> >> > > |
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