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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 09:38 PM
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Mileage Question

I live inthe panhandle of texas and now that the weather has turned cooler my mpg has seemed to go down. CAn anyone explain this?
 
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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 09:53 PM
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All engines are air density sensitive.
Injesting more air due to the lower temperatures requires more fuel to attain the same air/fuel ratios.
The cold starting is always on the rich side and gets even richer during colder temps as well as being in that state for a longer time until the engine thermostat begins to open.
Just a fact of life.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2004 | 11:46 PM
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Its normal.

I dont even get 300 miles to a tank now :\
 
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