mpg issues on my truck

[rank]

Anywhere between 1-1.5 gallons per hour, depending on a load. ECM shows that wrong. For heat, i'd recommend Espar. Will keep you warm 24 hours for about a 1 gallon. Pays for itself in a less than one year at today fuel cost.

Yes definately a bunk heater for heat. One of our trucks has an APU and it is another PITA maitenance item. Coolant hoses have sprung leaks, resulting in a loss of engine coolant (the big motor, not the APU). Starter motor went out also. I am not a fan of APU's heat.

[sc5952]

Driver informed me that with broken air cooler was only 20 psi loaded pulling a hill on boost and get hear leaks. This afternoon will be maiden voyage with good t-stats and air charge cooler both.

[sc5952]

Now under light acceleration it hit 30 psi and nowhere close to full potential. Looking forward to next tank of fuel to check mpg.

[mitchno1]

tell driver to harden up and put another blanket on the bed and stop the motor idling,or in summer take more off

[Musicman]

tell driver to harden up and put another blanket on the bed and stop the motor idling,or in summer take more off

You can always add another layer of clothing to stay warm, but you can only get so naked.

[Tobytob]

Im not sure if you still need help, but recently I had my truck looked over; my fuel mileage has dropped way below what I should be averaging. Come to find out my EGR valve is bad, which is causing the tractor to blow black smoke from the stack while accelerating. Now I do Idle, too stay warm and cool, but with the amount of miles I run I should still get pretty decent fuel mileage. The valve is pretty pricey as I have called around and the cheapest price i was quoted for a Det s60 is $800. Hopefully the thing will hold up one more week and then I can have it replaced. Hopes this helps..