shutting off truck for better MPG

.............thanks Chris for the confirmation was hopin you'd get on this 1

 

wow thanks kris for letting me know i didnt know that, i just figured the the 5 speeds usually get better gas mileage since u put in into n alot so i decided to try it out, and i actually got the best mpg so far 18.2!!! lol, well maybe thats because i drove like a granny

 

not to mention that constant starting and shutting off is terrible for your engine

 

btw, rick, your avatar is my new favorite avatar.... EVER!

 

i liked the one before better lol. anyways people that wanna save gas drive behind semi's to get less wind resistance lol. it works

 

^The only thing about that is that I worry about debris being kicked up. But that is a proven technique, though.

 

^^^Yeah and dnt be dialin your cellphone if you do

 

lol thats y u lift the sucker so the debris wont reach

 

Wouldn't you also lose your anti-skid braking sensors turning it off?

What about coasting with the clutch in? There's a section in my commute where I can coast about 2 miles with the clutch in if the traffic is light.

As for neutral vs. engine braking, a scan gauge could probably tell you the difference (I don't have one).

 

It's been a while since I tried coasting in neutral vs in gear, but IIRC having the clutch out and in gear had lower RPMS than in neutral. Depending on the speed though. Like coasting to a redlight or stop sign leaving it in gear for engine braking (usually high gear until I push the clutch to stop or close to it) forced the engine to spin slower than in neutral/clutch in.

Don't think I tried it on a long hill though. Idle RPMs are around 700-800 and cruising at 65mph is 2500 so if you can drop it to idle going down hills it would probably help. I don't because I heard a long time ago that wasn't good. Don't know if it's true or not, but I usually leave it in gear anyway.

 

I drive conservatively and found that driving to my daugther's, which is 25 miles away, I can coast downhills for about 7 miles. I get there the same time, don't hold up traffic, and mpg increased from 22 mpg to 26.4 mpg. That's in a 4 wd access cab!
The biggest thing is driving closer to 55 than 65 and accelerating slow and evenly. The 4 cyl. will get that kind of mileage. I've never got less than 18 mpg on a tank, and that's pulling my 3000 lb. stump grinder.
DSriving to Baltimore on the freeways I got a little better than 25mpg.

 

Not a good idea.