Please Help Before I Sell My Truck

Houlihan17 · March 1, 2010

I am currently spending $400 + every week on fuel i cannot keep up with this i do not drive every day all day i drive on average 60 to 80 km a day what is happening to my truck i so do not want to sell this beautiful machine i love my truck please help me . As in a previous post i stated that i have 32 inch bfg mud terrains and i did not have Vss corrections made after tire installation reason for this is i heard tires would only frig up my speedometer a bit is this whats causing my poor poor millage please any help will be appreciated

mfennema · March 1, 2010

My fuzzy math seems to put you at over 100 gallons of fuel per week and only about 300 miles (sorry I'm not good with km). If your engine were getting that much gasoline I'm pretty sure it would not run at all. Maybe you have a severe leak somewhere???

Tdeaux45 · March 1, 2010

I am currently spending $400 + every week on fuel i cannot keep up with this i do not drive every day all day i drive on average 60 to 80 km a day what is happening to my truck i so do not want to sell this beautiful machine i love my truck please help me . As in a previous post i stated that i have 32 inch bfg mud terrains and i did not have Vss corrections made after tire installation reason for this is i heard tires would only frig up my speedometer a bit is this whats causing my poor poor millage please any help will be appreciated

Did you mean /week or /month. 70 km/day = 215 miles per week assuming you drive 5 days/week. Assume at least 15 miles per gallon and that's 14 gallons of gas per week at 2.50 a gallon and it's only $38 bucks per week. That's still way too much per month. 32

' tires would not be enough to throw you off that much. You should bring it in to a dealer immediately as something is seriously F'd with your truck.

Z'06 · March 1, 2010

When was the last time you cleaned your MAF sensor and throttle body? Changed your spark plugs? Ran SeaFoam in your gas? Changed your PCV (if not fixed orifice)?

sc4808 · March 1, 2010

I am currently spending $400 + every week on fuel i cannot keep up with this i do not drive every day all day i drive on average 60 to 80 km a day what is happening to my truck i so do not want to sell this beautiful machine i love my truck please help me . As in a previous post i stated that i have 32 inch bfg mud terrains and i did not have Vss corrections made after tire installation reason for this is i heard tires would only frig up my speedometer a bit is this whats causing my poor poor millage please any help will be appreciated

If I did the math correctly you are driving 347 miles per week and it is costing you $400.00+

At $4.00 per gallon that would be 100 gallons of fuel.

347 Miles/100 Gallons =3.47 Miles Per Gallon.

Please Sell That Truck As Quickly As You Can.

My 03 with 33's still gets in the high teens.

Houlihan17 · March 1, 2010

My fuzzy math seems to put you at over 100 gallons of fuel per week and only about 300 miles (sorry I'm not good with km). If your engine were getting that much gasoline I'm pretty sure it would not run at all. Maybe you have a severe leak somewhere???

no leak that i can see or smell but it could be an option because my truck as of about two weeks ago is air locking worst than anything ive ever seen yesterday alone i put 50 bucks in my pickup and set my trip got about 130km

sc4808 · March 1, 2010

My fuzzy math seems to put you at over 100 gallons of fuel per week and only about 300 miles (sorry I'm not good with km). If your engine were getting that much gasoline I'm pretty sure it would not run at all. Maybe you have a severe leak somewhere???

no leak that i can see or smell but it could be an option because my truck as of about two weeks ago is air locking worst than anything ive ever seen yesterday alone i put 50 bucks in my pickup and set my trip got about 130km

So how was the mileage before the tires went on?

How is the truck running?

Is the Check Engine Light On?

When you let off the gas, does the truck coast or does it feel like the brakes are on?

Tdeaux45 · March 1, 2010

yesterday alone i put 50 bucks in my pickup and set my trip got about 130km

What year truck/engine do you have? That's 3 miles per gallon. Your name isn't Dan Runte by any chance is it? This truck of yours go by the name Bigfoot?

sc4808 · March 1, 2010

yesterday alone i put 50 bucks in my pickup and set my trip got about 130km

What year truck/engine do you have? That's 3 miles per gallon. Your name isn't Dan Runte by any chance is it? This truck of yours go by the name Bigfoot?

In the title for the post he says 04 with a 5.3L

pm26 · March 1, 2010

I am currently spending $400 + every week on fuel i cannot keep up with this i do not drive every day all day i drive on average 60 to 80 km a day what is happening to my truck i so do not want to sell this beautiful machine i love my truck please help me . As in a previous post i stated that i have 32 inch bfg mud terrains and i did not have Vss corrections made after tire installation reason for this is i heard tires would only frig up my speedometer a bit is this whats causing my poor poor millage please any help will be appreciated

Put stock tires/wheels back on, or sell the truck and get Chevy Aveo (5 speed manual transmission).

amtz.zero · March 1, 2010

Only thing I can think of is maybe he was exaggerating how bad his fuel economy is.

Either way, I would buy a small, fuel efficient car as my daily driver and keep my truck for the weekends and hauling stuff. That's my recommendation to the op. There's a lot of cheap used cars out there.

Silverado4x4 · March 2, 2010

Yeah if he is getting 3 mpg I think the truck would be flooded with fuel all the time, You sure someone isnt stealing your gas out of the tank? This just doesnt seem right at all.

pm26 · March 2, 2010

Yeah if he is getting 3 mpg I think the truck would be flooded with fuel all the time, You sure someone isnt stealing your gas out of the tank? This just doesnt seem right at all.

Even my 16,000 lb 6X6 deuce and half gets at least 5 MPG.

Maybe his brake calipers are dragging badly?

Houlihan17 · March 2, 2010

So how was the mileage before the tires went on?

How is the truck running?

Is the Check Engine Light On?

When you let off the gas, does the truck coast or does it feel like the brakes are on?

Milage before on truck was fairly good for a v8 truck but now extremly bad

Truck runs great except when truck is cold every now and then it sputters like something sick then after i pump the gas a few times truck is fine

Yes check engine light is on has been since i purchased it previous owner was the only owner of this truck and was an older man inspection slip said check gas cap sensor was the cause

When i lift my foot off the gas it does coast but not as well as did before tires but would expect that from the extra weight of the tires?

Houlihan17 · March 2, 2010

And at the top I said on average 60-80 a day some days that could be 150. So you guys can all go on about how this is bull shit but hey why would I want to come on an internet form and make up bullshit so that i can watch ppl try and fake help me really?? So you can either try and help me or you can stop posting these useless posts.

And for the people that ARE trying to help thanks guys