my 96 2wd 318 ex cab gets 17 city and around 19-21 hwy according to how many people i mess with on the interstate, i picked up 2 mpg with the v8 swap.

 

Well I bought the truck, 96 4wd ext cab 318 and found I also bought a can of worms. I am getting 13.5+ miles to the gallon. I can live with that and am satisfied with it. It had a lot of small things wrong, no dome lite no buzzer, radio not working, passenger seat not moving forward, spare tire stuck and flat,doors wouldn't lock with key, elect switch or by the button, oil lite would come on and oil guage would drop to 0 after 15 miles of driving,emergency brake cable and hardware went flying about the 6th time I used it, all of which I have fixed. Now I need a little help. The gas guage goes goofy when I fill the tank. It jumps all over the place till it gets to 1/2 tank and then works fine. I am guessing this problem is in the sending unit and I can live with it as long as it continues to work from 1/2 tank down. Now the BIG one. I am getting a vibration when I am on the gas and hear a ***** ***** ***** sound. The vibration is less when I let off the gas. Universal joints? should I change front and rear drive shaft universal joints as in all 4. How hard is it to do? Also I could use a little storage space for all my junk in the cab like maps small tools pens paper maps ect. Any ideas on that? The grand kids ride in the back every day. Thanks Mark

 

the best ive got w/ my 93 5.2/auto/9" w 2.73 gear/and full 3" exh/k&n and a lighter than usual foot i got ~17.5 mpg. that was also w/ runnin about 100mph for bout 80-90 miles and racing a mustang along the way(and winning and then hit the ohio border and ran bout 70-75 for bout 80-90 miles then filled up so im not doin too bad , at least on the hwy

 

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my gauge gets all outta wack when it goes under 1/2 but my low fuel light still works idk why i think its the gauge itself kuz the light works and my pump/sending unit are pretty new

 

Ha, gotta love the ol 318... I get ten mpg all the time, whether it be going to the grocery store, cruising the highway, or pulling 5000 pounds... just keeps goin

 

318 V8, 4X4. With a K&N I get 17-18 highway and 14-16 in town if i take it easy. I just put a catback exhaust for it but havent got any numbers yet.

 

with my 3.9L v6 i get 15-20 depends if i see any rice burners at a stop lights lol