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by the way I think REEF_H3 meant things do do to improve gas milage like inflating tires, lubricating, cleaning filters and stuff like that, not to get great milage but to gt the most he can...
by the way I think REEF_H3 meant things do do to improve gas milage like inflating tires, lubricating, cleaning filters and stuff like that, not to get great milage but to gt the most he can...
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By the way I got 14.9 mpg in the H3 Alpha this saturday driving 400 miles. That included about 60 miles climbing rocks and inclines and the highway miles were at an average of about 80 mph. Would have been better without the sliders, UCP, diff, axles, etc protection underneath. Not bad
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1st i didnt have a choice in what vehicle i was given so i took what i got, i know right poor baby. And second you guys were right, i wanted to better my gas milage, i wasnt complaining what i got. I just wanted to see whati could do to make it last longer
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Everyone had some very good ideas of how to ease the pain and save some money at the pumps and perhaps use less fuel in our H3's. Since it's only 04:00 hrs and I didn't have anything better to do I thought I'd I compiled a list from everyones suggestions. If I missed any I'm sorry.
1) Avoid idling.
2) Reduce weight
3) Keep the engine tuned up.
4) Remove any cargo racks when not being used.
5) Clean air filter,
6) Fill your fuel tank half way don't carry around gas (extra weight) you don't need.
7) Don’t use discount gas. Buy Brand name gas i.e. Mobil, Shell etc.
8) Clean air filter
9) Use synthetic motor oil
10) No jack rabbit starts
11) Keep your Stock tiresfully inflated
12)Slow down (below 2000rpm)
Keeping your stock tires properly inflated and slowing down are probably the two most important things you can do to helpincrease fuel milage.
1) Avoid idling.
2) Reduce weight
3) Keep the engine tuned up.
4) Remove any cargo racks when not being used.
5) Clean air filter,
6) Fill your fuel tank half way don't carry around gas (extra weight) you don't need.
7) Don’t use discount gas. Buy Brand name gas i.e. Mobil, Shell etc.
8) Clean air filter
9) Use synthetic motor oil
10) No jack rabbit starts
11) Keep your Stock tiresfully inflated
12)Slow down (below 2000rpm)
Keeping your stock tires properly inflated and slowing down are probably the two most important things you can do to helpincrease fuel milage.
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Alphadog,
No matter what, you are right. We all knew what we were getting into when we signed on the dotted line. Not a whole lot we can do about it now, but drive em, park em, or trade em on something more fuel efficient.Other than the window sticker that pretty much told me I was not buying the H-3 for the gas mileage, the brick-like exterior let me know the fuel efficiency was not the number 1 priority in the vehicle's design.
I might be showing my age here a bit, but this is not my first Rodeo with sky rocketing fuel prices. I remember in the late 70's when the price of gas doubled in one night, and then they rationed it to even and odd fill-up days. We lived through that, and this situation will more than likely run the same course as the previous two or three times.
However, this is just my two cents.
No matter what, you are right. We all knew what we were getting into when we signed on the dotted line. Not a whole lot we can do about it now, but drive em, park em, or trade em on something more fuel efficient.Other than the window sticker that pretty much told me I was not buying the H-3 for the gas mileage, the brick-like exterior let me know the fuel efficiency was not the number 1 priority in the vehicle's design.
I might be showing my age here a bit, but this is not my first Rodeo with sky rocketing fuel prices. I remember in the late 70's when the price of gas doubled in one night, and then they rationed it to even and odd fill-up days. We lived through that, and this situation will more than likely run the same course as the previous two or three times.
However, this is just my two cents.