This thread is not what you think.
I’ve put 4000 miles on my k2500 light duty in the last year, pretty solid 11 to 12 MPG but living where we do with mountains and canyons all around MPG sucks even in the best of cars. Best MPG has been 13. It’s all 55 or 65 MPH driving. I’m a little OCD about my vehicles and have tracked my fuel mileage and maintenance expenditures.
I’ve been slowly repairing and doing maintenance on the truck since I got it. Latest repair was all new front end components including a steering gear. My alignment was way out before I did the front end work as well. It also has all new AC Delco ignition components, excluding the distributor that has 214k on it. Truck has 3.73 years and 31x10.5r15 Michelin LTX tires on it and the front axle is permanently engaged with a Standard Motor Products TCA19. The engine is a Goodwrench L05 that was put in in 1998 and has 114k on it. Engine is filled with Valvoline Maxlife 5w30 and the 700R4 is filled with Maxlife ATF.
Took it out on its first real interstate run, 150 miles with 45 of those local highway and the rest interstate. Averaged 15.1 and shocked the hell out of me. I did 70-75 on the interstate and it just hummed right along. I’ll be doing the same trip next week and it’ll be interesting if the trend holds.
Intake gasket is weeping coolant on the front of the motor and my distributor cap is only held on by one screw because the other is stripped. I’ll be replacing the intake gasket, rebuilding the throttle body, and putting a new distributor in this summer.
Any thoughts on the World Power Systems distributor from Rock Auto?
If my highway MPG holds I may just keep running 31x10.5 tires.
I’ve put 4000 miles on my k2500 light duty in the last year, pretty solid 11 to 12 MPG but living where we do with mountains and canyons all around MPG sucks even in the best of cars. Best MPG has been 13. It’s all 55 or 65 MPH driving. I’m a little OCD about my vehicles and have tracked my fuel mileage and maintenance expenditures.
I’ve been slowly repairing and doing maintenance on the truck since I got it. Latest repair was all new front end components including a steering gear. My alignment was way out before I did the front end work as well. It also has all new AC Delco ignition components, excluding the distributor that has 214k on it. Truck has 3.73 years and 31x10.5r15 Michelin LTX tires on it and the front axle is permanently engaged with a Standard Motor Products TCA19. The engine is a Goodwrench L05 that was put in in 1998 and has 114k on it. Engine is filled with Valvoline Maxlife 5w30 and the 700R4 is filled with Maxlife ATF.
Took it out on its first real interstate run, 150 miles with 45 of those local highway and the rest interstate. Averaged 15.1 and shocked the hell out of me. I did 70-75 on the interstate and it just hummed right along. I’ll be doing the same trip next week and it’ll be interesting if the trend holds.
Intake gasket is weeping coolant on the front of the motor and my distributor cap is only held on by one screw because the other is stripped. I’ll be replacing the intake gasket, rebuilding the throttle body, and putting a new distributor in this summer.
Any thoughts on the World Power Systems distributor from Rock Auto?
If my highway MPG holds I may just keep running 31x10.5 tires.