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a questing to the op
whats ur temp gauge reading when the scanners read 183?
Ok, I'm going to be the a$$ here. You have a full keyboard in front of you. Use all of the letters. There is no need to use ur in place your or u in place of you.
195 means that the tstat is starting to open at that temperature if hes not even reaching that temperature how did he even purge the system when he did the plenum
SO whats this gotta do with him getting 10 MPG? The factory sensor and gauges arent really that accurate anyway.
In addition to what Chris said, please use punctuation. Its a PITA to decifer what you are saying.
Just because there is a 195* thermostat in there doesnt mean that the truck is gonna run 195*.
Actually, it should unless it is near arctic outside. There's no way uncirculating coolant will hold at that low a temperature, and if the t-stat is not opening the coolant is not circulating. He either did not run the engine long enough to get it up to temperature before taking that reading or it is reading from a different point on the engine than where the t-stat is.
Ok, are we talking about going a full tank or just 3/4's and then fill up?
I think the proper way to do it is to fill the tank up, then drive the truck until the tank is nearing empty. Take the miles driven divided by how many gallons tank you have (26 or 35) - a couple gallons.
