Larry, yes I do all of that and Karen usually sets the cruse a little below 65. As far as the tire pressure I follow the van's recommendation as opposed to the tire manufacturer's recommendation. I figured that Dodge has the pressure rating set for safety. Since I check it more frequently I purchased an additional length of air hose, so I don't have to drag the compressor around.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Stansifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 6:22 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] fuel question for the car guys NOT AT ALL... Be aware of the following correct tire pressure, clean air filter, unnecessary heavy items in the van, use cruise control whenever feasible, avoid extremes of braking or acceleration, maintain 65mph on the freeway, make certain the motor is tuned at factory recommended intervals. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 11:36 AM To: handyman-blind Subject: [BlindHandyMan] fuel question for the car guys Hi All, Just changing mail delivery for all of my lists. We were in Canada for a few days which brings me to the fuel question. We have a 2003 Grand Caravan Sport all wheel drive 3.8l. When we first purchased it we were getting 13 mpg city and 18 highway. After 1,500 miles I switched to Mobil one and the gas mileage had an improvement to 15 and 21 respectively. At 40,000 miles I switched to the oil supplied by Chrysler because it is free as opposed to the $6.50 a quart for the Mobil one and I was considering trading in the van. The gas mileage dropped to 12.5 city and about 15 highway. This is using 87 octane and only Gulf, Getty or Gas Way non of which use ethanol. Just for a test I filled up with 89 octane and had a significant mileage improvement. The highway mileage is the best I have ever had with 22.4 mpg average and 16.2 city. The owners manual states 87 octane. Will I do any damage by running the 89? For the slight cost of 10ยข a gallon more the mileage increase is significant. Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous with many resources. http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ Lenny ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 202652674) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=202652674&m=43997400c5dd&c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=202652674&m=43997400c5dd&c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=202652674&m=43997400c5dd&c=f REMEMBER: Never give out your account information, password, or other personal information over e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links __________ NOD32 3383 (20080824) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
