I just recently picked up a 94 F150 with 115 on the clock. It has a 302 in it and he said it was pretty bad on gas but it shouldnt be this bad. Its getting 200 to the full tank which is horrible! Its throwing a code but I havent had a chance to scan it yet.
The other problem is when in overdrive if you are going 55 lets say, if you accelerate full throttle the truck does nothing but go the same speed, you have to kick O/D off to make it **** down.

Any ideas or common problems on these trucks?


Thanks Newbie

 

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It could be a number of problems as to why you are getting bad gas mileage. Go ahead and scan your code to pinpoint exactly what that issue is first. That may be the culprit to your problem. As for the tranny, it may just need maintainance. If you just bought the truck, it is never a bad idea to go ahead and change out the fluids. You would be surprised how much diiference new fluid and a filter will make in the performance of the tranny. That's what I would start with, and if you are still having trouble, give us an update.

 

It would help if you provided more info about your truck, driving conditions and location.

I am convinced fuel quality plays a big part in mpg on Ford trucks. If due to EPA restrictions you have 'clean' fuel, you are just going to drive yourself crazy comparing your mileage to someone from a rural area with higher energy content fuel. This has nothing to do with octane - I am talking energy content.

If you are in an area that uses low energy content fuel (California for example is replacing low energy content MTBE with even lower energy content 10% to 15% ethanol blends year round), your truck is a 4x4, you have oversize tires, with speedometer error, drive in the city, etc... then 12.5 mpg on the odometer might be all you are going to get.

 

Ok, fluids have already been done by me including, oil and trans. Its a 2 wheel drive regular cab with a cap. It has 31x10.50s on it.

I still havent gotten to scan the codes.

I hope some of this info helps.
Thanks guys.

 

I got the codes scanned it was a EGR and TPS sensor.