Mopar1973Man

I normally do like Wild & Free and seat everything good and snug and take off for a good long ride. Get it nice and hot come back mop the manifold and check. Then check it again the next day typically the fuel is gone and everything is dried up. But Wild & Free is right it's like there is a small pool of fuel behind the injector line nut that starts expanding and bleeding out over the manifold like a slow weep. Usually last 1 day and its gone.

No. Fuel wise in just straight even day ethanol fuel 87 Octane. (I copied it from the 02 MPG report over here and missed deleting that line - Line now deleted!) Other that that I've got low rolling resistance tire on this truck and cutting drag anywhere I can.

Normal its the grid heater hitting. The grid heater draw about 195 Amp which is more than the alternator can produce so hence the voltage falls while the grid heaters are on then creep back up when they turn off. Then after driving it over 20 MPH it cancels the grid heater software and turns the grid heaters off till next key cycle.

Ok... Now using my test run like the 2002 Dodge I'm running the same grocery trip to McCall, ID.Vitals I can give...1996 Dodge Ram 1500 - 5.9L Magnum V8 - 46RE Automatic Trans - Mopar Performance PCM - 3.55 Gear Ratio - Scaled 5,200# Fuel: 87 OctaneTrip: 108 Miles TraveledCargo and Passengers: 2 on board (350#), groceries (200#), 1/2 Tank of fuelHigh Temp Outside: 35*FSpeed: 55 MPH or lower speed limits never exceeded 55 MPH.IAT: varied from 95-105*F.Coolant Temp: 191-193*F Tire Pressures: Front Axle: 43 PSI - Rear Axle: 29 PSIElevation: McCall, ID 5,100 feet approx.Home: 2,800 Feet measured.Going up I used 3rd Gear all the way from home to McCall, ID then at select times that I could I would use 4th gear (OD) on the way down. Tmg - Total For the Tank - 19.4 MPGCmg - Today's MPG - 19.8 MPG

You might add a manual backup light switch. This becomes handy so you can flip the backup lights on for hitching trailers or just flood lights for what ever reason.

Or a out of balanced tire.

You could follow my lead. I'm +50HP injectors and Edge Comp...

Oh... Even those I just snug up a bit and not get carried away being its a hollow bolt. The copper washers are there for sealing not to be crushed to dust.

XGauge... All you got to do is read the manual under the XGauge setting and get the Current MPG for the Day and the Total MPG for the Tank as XGauges and then just select them as Gauge to display.

Bleed screws. I just seat the screws then choke way up on the wrench add a few inch/pound of force at most and call it good. Then cap the tips off so water doesn't rust out the screws. If you don't have caps make some out of vinyl tubing. Just heat the end with a cigarette lighter and then squeeze with a pair of pilers done.

That's odd... I got awesome brakes on the little 1500 never been a issue.

Jack up the axle so the tire is hanging free. Then try rocking the tire on the top and bottom and see if the wheel moves if any movement is felt it time to replace bearings.

Now you know why I play the MPG game so much because I don't the get the price breaks like you do.

I figured I would use Mom's 96 dodge a bit more since diesel prices are inching up now at 4.169 and gasoline is 3.629 so why not try to optimize the gas engine a bit more and see how far I can go. I'm planing on building a tonneau cover for the bed. It's going to be a hard cover that folds. Be a place to toss my fire bag and miscellaneous stuff out of the weather. So I'm starting this thread to let you all see what I turn out for MPG's on a gasser now. I've even mathed out the tire pressures and using 235/85 R16 tires which are strictly a road radial low rolling resistance. Kind of weird way I figured my tire pressures. I did a scale weight a while back and remember 5,200 pounds. So being safe I upped to 5,500 pounds. Now checking my 02 truck for front to rear ratio it turned out 60/40 front to rear. So using the same thing I split the 5,500 pounds 60/40 (3,300/2,200) so then done my math and turn out 43 PSI front and 29 PSI in the rear. Tires sit nice and flat to the floor of the shop. Done a bit of tuning of the kick down cable for the transmission. Got a nice crisp shift pattern now. But found there is a slight gain to be had kicking the OD off on even small hill climbs like from Riggins to home which is roughly 1,000 foot climb in 15 miles. Which works out to roughly a 1.2% grade. Even my buddy Kelly was kind of shocked looking at the ScanGauge and watching the MPG numbers grow.

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNQ6d3ox5Ok Bad filter...

Actually the washable media filter break down over time with every washing so the filter media tend to allow larger and more debris particles into the engine. It's the whole fact of just washing the filter that becomes the problem. There is no way for a owner to verify the filtration of a filter after washing 10, 20, 50, 100 times if it still meeting the grade. This why I do not suggest washable media filters at all just way to risky for the expense of a Cummins engine to be rebuilt or replaced.

Ekk... The fuel pressure is big problem you need to keep 14 PSI or better. P0222 - Idle Validation switches both low. http://articles.mopar1973man.com/2nd-generation-24v-dodge-cummins/59-obdii-error-codes/163-p0222-idle-validation-both-low

Well gang. I'm now switched over to the little 1/2 ton truck and going to see how far I can reach with MPG's on it. Using what I've learn with the Cummins I'm going to use against the 5.9L V8 Magnum engine and see how far I can reach. So far just with a simple trip to Riggins, ID and back I right there at 20 MPG. :hyper:Tmg - Total For the Tank MPG'sCmg - Total for the Day MPG's30 mile round trip

No fuss when its dirty toss it in the trash. Get another one.

Eric @ Vulcan is a good vendor for AirDog stuff and also supplier of fuel systems.

Not to rub anyones nose in this... (trying to be respectful here) But this is one of the reasons I don't like any kind of washable media filters. Just can't tell if the filter is still holding up to the rated needs of the engine.

Yes. The AirDog supplied wiring will use the factory harness to trigger a relay to power the AirDog 150. But remember do not directly hook the AirDog 150 pump motor to the ECM leads. This will cause damage to the ECM. So if your missing the wiring for it I would contact either Eric @ Vulcan Performance or Pureflow for a harness.

I would contact Deborah again I'm sure shes got a few guys that have installed trans filters on there Dodge Ram before. You might ask her if you can get some contact information of some of these guys and see how they installed it.

Sorry to say I wasn't there when the bear got hit. The neighbor wa the one that knew about it and the accident. Oh well...

Not bad... Seems like your rather handy with tools...