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MTUboi86 Modifying my Brick-On-Wheels 11-03-2009, 05:19 PM

MTUboi86 My last fill-up was 13.48mpg.... 11-03-2009, 05:35 PM

theholycow Slow down...by doing dozens... 11-03-2009, 06:10 PM

MTUboi86 Yea, I know :o The problem... 11-03-2009, 07:21 PM

Dr. Jerryrigger I very much agree with what... 11-03-2009, 07:14 PM

MTUboi86 You posted as I was still... 11-03-2009, 07:28 PM

Jay2TheRescue In my experience trying aero... 11-04-2009, 04:02 AM

theholycow Good points, Jay. I'm not... 11-04-2009, 05:20 AM

Jay2TheRescue Which is why I said it may... 11-04-2009, 06:43 AM

MTUboi86 I have a new fuel pump (my... 11-04-2009, 06:07 PM

trollbait How do you know the EGR valve... 11-04-2009, 09:02 AM

GasSavers_Scott My 93 Exploder benefited... 11-04-2009, 04:29 PM

MTUboi86 My exploder has Goodyear... 11-04-2009, 05:46 PM

theholycow If you're putting so few... 11-04-2009, 05:59 PM

thecheese429 If you aren't sure, you can... 06-08-2010, 12:26 PM

MTUboi86 Awesome post! ... It makes... 06-09-2010, 05:21 AM

MTUboi86 The EGR valve was stuck open,... 11-04-2009, 05:33 PM

bowtieguy i think that synthetic fluids... 11-04-2009, 04:48 PM

Jay2TheRescue Don't remind me about traffic... 11-04-2009, 05:17 PM

MTUboi86 I have been putting 0w30... 11-04-2009, 05:56 PM

theholycow Old neglected automatics... 11-04-2009, 06:05 PM

MTUboi86 Yea... sorry for all the... 11-04-2009, 06:21 PM

Dr. Jerryrigger trade them both in for a... 11-04-2009, 08:31 PM

Jay2TheRescue I can see the wisdom of not... 11-04-2009, 06:18 PM

MTUboi86 Really? Hrmm. Mine always... 11-04-2009, 06:25 PM

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MTUboi86 My truck is OBD-I, right? Or... 11-04-2009, 06:35 PM

trollbait As HC said, black oil isn't a... 11-05-2009, 06:25 AM

theholycow I agree about checking the... 11-05-2009, 07:08 AM

MTUboi86 Yea... I'm curious about the... 11-05-2009, 12:17 PM

Jay2TheRescue You're already using... 11-05-2009, 05:47 PM

trollbait It was the wheel and axle.... 11-06-2009, 10:37 AM

theholycow I did both my diffs,... 11-06-2009, 02:03 PM

MTUboi86 Cool stuffs. I'll have to get... 11-06-2009, 09:40 PM

Jay2TheRescue You had too much of the air... 11-07-2009, 06:23 AM

theholycow You may be able to save even... 11-07-2009, 03:14 AM

MTUboi86 This is the best gas mileage... 11-07-2009, 08:23 AM

Jay2TheRescue My first thought was you had... 11-07-2009, 09:04 AM

MTUboi86 The two pullies that are hard... 11-07-2009, 09:39 AM

Jay2TheRescue Yeah, but when you turn them... 11-07-2009, 10:00 AM

theholycow Use a mechanic's stethoscope... 11-07-2009, 09:19 AM

MTUboi86 [[gas log updated for... 11-07-2009, 10:12 AM

MTUboi86 Well, I finally got some time... 11-12-2009, 03:05 PM

MTUboi86 Hrm, I got to thinking about... 11-12-2009, 09:47 PM

Jay2TheRescue There may be an advantage to... 11-13-2009, 03:28 AM

theholycow I've found that even allowing... 11-13-2009, 10:04 AM

MTUboi86 Jay2TheRescue, I never... 11-13-2009, 09:27 AM

trollbait If the Explorer is just for... 11-16-2009, 09:25 AM

MTUboi86 The area I'm in, if you don't... 11-16-2009, 09:56 PM

theholycow Did you, as trollbait... 11-17-2009, 02:27 AM

Jay2TheRescue My brother in law has a... 11-17-2009, 03:25 AM

MTUboi86 Studded tires are illegal in... 11-17-2009, 08:12 AM

MTUboi86 Update on the squeal: It... 11-16-2009, 10:09 PM

theholycow Bummer about studded tires. I... 11-17-2009, 09:44 AM

trollbait {I know the Prius is one of... 11-17-2009, 12:39 PM

VetteOwner yea traction control is dumb... 11-17-2009, 12:52 PM

theholycow ABS quite intentionally... 11-17-2009, 02:31 PM

Jay2TheRescue My K1500 doesn't have... 11-17-2009, 02:40 PM

trollbait Yeah, control gives you the... 11-18-2009, 09:55 AM

theholycow On gravel (and probably some... 11-18-2009, 10:55 AM

Jay2TheRescue Still, in snow I believe that... 11-18-2009, 01:08 PM

VetteOwner lol i dont know a time when i... 11-18-2009, 02:00 PM

theholycow ABS is very good at doing... 11-18-2009, 04:05 PM

VetteOwner well when i say pump the... 11-18-2009, 04:16 PM

MTUboi86 I'm not a fan of the ABS my... 11-19-2009, 07:00 AM

Jay2TheRescue Pumping the brakes on an ABS... 11-19-2009, 07:06 AM

theholycow Your rear brakes are worn or... 11-19-2009, 08:43 AM

trollbait Does the Explorer have 4... 11-20-2009, 07:48 AM

MTUboi86 That sounds familiar. I think... 11-21-2009, 09:09 AM

theholycow Rear-only ABS keeps you from... 11-20-2009, 12:07 PM

Jay2TheRescue The point of rear ABS was to... 11-20-2009, 12:25 PM

MTUboi86 I guess tomorrow (sunday) is... 11-21-2009, 09:20 AM

MTUboi86 Wish me luck guys (and/or... 11-22-2009, 06:03 AM

MTUboi86 Hello everyone. I updated my... 11-30-2009, 03:55 PM

trollbait For grill blocks I use... 12-01-2009, 06:06 AM

BamZipPow You might try a few of those... 12-01-2009, 10:23 PM

MTUboi86 Well, looks like I'll have to... 12-05-2009, 09:56 PM

Jay2TheRescue Aero mods don't really work... 12-05-2009, 10:13 PM

GasSavers_JoeBob I was just reading the posts... 12-06-2009, 06:38 AM

theholycow Pulling the ABS fuse disabled... 12-06-2009, 02:21 PM

GasSavers_JoeBob With an ABS system (at least... 12-06-2009, 10:08 PM

bobc455 I've seen some cars that use... 12-07-2009, 04:10 AM

theholycow Very interesting...I've... 12-07-2009, 05:39 AM

bobc455 I just found out a few weeks... 12-07-2009, 06:02 AM

GasSavers_JoeBob Actually, it is apparently... 12-07-2009, 08:55 PM

MTUboi86 I just got back from another... 12-31-2009, 10:40 AM

Jay2TheRescue Its good to hear an update...... 12-31-2009, 02:03 PM

bigsyke Hold on, your water pump... 01-07-2010, 06:54 PM

MTUboi86 Just made another trip, it... 01-18-2010, 05:54 PM

theholycow 30mpg from an automatic SUV... 01-19-2010, 02:34 AM

MTUboi86 Yea, I can hardly believe it... 01-20-2010, 06:25 AM

Jay2TheRescue At least with the older... 01-20-2010, 07:07 AM

theholycow Some (maybe an old one like... 01-20-2010, 07:04 AM

MTUboi86 If anyone is interested, I am... 06-23-2010, 08:20 PM

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