Originally Posted by 04 HEMI 04

I checked everywhere and even under the truck but nothing still is wrong with it. Is it because that the gas stations contains 10 percent enthonal, maybe. but anyway, i always fill up at between 16 to 18 gallons of tank. When i filled up the tank the starting odometer reading was 64897 miles, then after 5 days or so i dont remember the last odometer reading was 65018 miles, for that i subtracted that number from 64,897 miles which came out 121 miles. i divided 121 by 16.9 gallons i filled the last time which came out to be 7.2 mpg.

I dont know what is wrong but i think that the only problem was i recently had an accident, just a minor damage on the front bumper....

Any suggestion
Thanks

Neal

Originally Posted by 04 HEMI 04

That is what i just did.... if you dont believe me then i will tell you where i got the website that tells me how to hand calculate the mpg... here is the website, https://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?action=calcMPG

i did the first part on the top of the website

Odometer Method

MPG can be calculated in four easy steps:

Step 1. Filling the vehicle's gas tank completely and writing down the vehicle's odometer reading (mileage). Example: The last time the tank was filled, the odometer reading was 32,645.1 miles.

Step 2. When it's time to refuel, filling the tank completely and writing down the number of gallons it took to fill the tank and the vehicle's new odometer reading. Once two odometer readings are taken, MPG can be calculated. Example: The next time the tank was filled, the odometer reading was 33,001.3. It took 13.5 gallons to fill the tank.

Step 3. Calculating the distance driven by subtracting the previous odometer reading from the new one. Example: The distance driven would be 33,001.3 minus 32,645.1, or 356.2 miles.

Step 4. Dividing the number of miles driven by the number of gallons it took to fill the tank. The result is the vehicle's MPG for that driving period.

Example: 356.2 miles divided by 13.5 gallons equals 26.4 miles per gallon.

The MPG for that driving period would be 26.4.

That is what i followed the steps...

Originally Posted by dirtydog

This is what I found on a quick search http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4343410.html

If a car doesn't have the siphon neck, then it will have a screen to block any hoses being run into the tank