[A/S] Re: Diesel milage

[Chris Koehn <timberguides@xxxxxxxxx>]

No on-board computer- just a note book and a calculator..
I've put nearly 100K miles on the black beast in the past 5 years, and 
these averages are consistent. A little higher in summer, a little 
lower in winter (I assume winter blend diesel is not as efficient, 
unless it's just cold weather driving). This is my second Ford diesel, 
the first being a 1992 non-turbo. I experienced 17 MPG across the board 
with that rig. I do have a pretty light foot.

I know quite a few people with trucks with the same engine; some get 
similar results as I, others seem to have Hunter's experience. I don't 
know why this anomaly exists but it appears to be so. Same thing used 
to come up on the Yahoo Powerstroke board when I was a member there 
with no logical explanation.

Chris
1979 International @31'
2000 F250 7.3L PSD @ 150K, 373 gears,  completely stock.