You want to talk about 'slowing down to save gas'..... !!!! I just purchased a 1981 crew cab 1 ton truck... driving back from Salt Lake City, Utah last week I was doing 72 mph or so down the highway.. my first tank of gas (20 gallons) got about 6.5 mph!!! The engine kinda whines at that speed, so when I got off the interstate and drove down Hwy 89, I was averaging around 60 mph. At this speed, I got 8 mph. Huge difference a 5 or 10 mph difference can make. This is a big 4x4 truck and it doesnt exactly have freeway gearing in it! When I got home, I made some carburetor adjustements and I think I will be doing a bit better yet with it when I figure my next tank of gas. Of course, with gas mileage like that (I also own a 1974 truck that gets only 11 mph), I will be doing alot less driving as the gas prices start going up. People keep saying that there isnt anything you can do about it. There is... SLOW DOWN and DRIVE LESS!!!! I put alot of miles on my trucks with the business I am in. But things like geocaching and just getting around town for fun will have to simply take a back seat until prices come down again. I am not going to let the oil companies take advantage of me! Scott Team Ropingthewind "Chris Ledoux...Rest in peace cowboy. You will be missed." >From: "AzRockhound" >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >To: >Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] A last word on Prices >Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:23:58 -0700 > >Other than prudent use of the vehicle ... a big savings can be obtained >by >using two words.... SLOW DOWN.... if the govt wanted to conserve gas, lol, >make the speed limits 55 again.... that would save gas over the 85 they >drive here in phx. ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com