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Old 12-19-2020, 1:26pm   #21
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Sorry, we don't drive vehicles like this for gas mileage.
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Ram 2500 4x4 with Cummins Turbo Diesel..... city/highway avg is about 24mpg. Straight highway trips I get closer to 27-28.
But it’s a Dodge DJ. A Dodge.
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GG I had a 74 C10 350/350 and it got about 7 to 7.5 mpg. Only mod I gave it was headers and dual exhaust. First vehicle when I was 16.
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Old 12-19-2020, 7:03pm   #25
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5 or 6mpg is indicating a problem...have you checked vacuum or rebuilt the carb yet?

The cure is better heads, 3.03 gears in diff. (if not already there).

If you want even better:
aluminum intake
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3.03 gears in diff. (if not already there)
Rebuilt the Rochester 2GS a couple of yrs. ago. I hooked a vac. gauge to it, but, mostly tuned it by ear. I should go back through the carb. just to clean and make sure no junk and spend some time with the vac. gauge to dial it in better.
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But it’s a Dodge DJ. A Dodge.
What's wrong with a Dodge???
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Old 12-19-2020, 7:53pm   #27
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In that era of cars and trucks, they used really shitty smog devices. I bet one of them may be defective? I had a 71 El Camino that had a throttle vacuum regulator with a smog pump. I kept it on the car, but I disabled them to make it look like they were working. Always got about 15-18 mpg.
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My 1974 C10.

350 with automatic. No overdrive. I think a 3-spd TH350? I'll have to find the rear axle ratio...maybe 3:55/3:73.

I STILL thought I would average 10 or so mpg. I ran completely out of gas today. It took 16 gallons and averaging what I drove it last week is how I came up with the 5-6 mpg.

Would no overdrive and that kind of gear ratio = those numbers? Would it take a 3:23 or so rear to get 10mpg? I think the lack of a overdrive is what's killing the mpg?

I have that same front plate. I plan to put it on my Charger if I ever get it on the road again. 96 rock.
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I have that same front plate. I plan to put it on my Charger if I ever get it on the road again. 96 rock.
96ROCK WKLS FM Atlanta ruled the airwaves in the SE. I don't know what their reach was from Atl. You weren't cool if you didn't run a 96ROCK tag or sticker.

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How fast do you take off from a standing start? I know I can really drop the gas mileage in my Suburban with quick starts.
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What's wrong with a Dodge???
Nothing as long as you enjoy sitting in your stealership's customer lounge drinking their burnt coffee and surfing their slow AF WiFi.
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Nothing as long as you enjoy sitting in your stealership's customer lounge drinking their burnt coffee and surfing their slow AF WiFi.
Going on two years with nothing but oil change and tire rotations for my Jeep. Now the other POS GM's. I bet I put more miles on loaner cars than the cars themselves.
I believe our Ford Transit Connect, dog van, is better built than the 17 CTSV was.
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How fast do you take off from a standing start? I know I can really drop the gas mileage in my Suburban with quick starts.
I really don't keep my foot in it since it's only a 2BL carb. It is mostly around town with some traffic to deal with.
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Old 12-20-2020, 9:41am   #34
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Nothing as long as you enjoy sitting in your stealership's customer lounge drinking their burnt coffee and surfing their slow AF WiFi.
Well, I have never had any serious issues with any of my Mopars. Even my 77 and 78 Cordobas with the lean burn systems.
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Sorry, we don't drive vehicles like this for gas mileage.
While true, if there is something simple that can be fixed in the garage, there is no reason to spend twice as many dollars on fuel than you need to.
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Well, I have never had any serious issues with any of my Mopars. Even my 77 and 78 Cordobas with the lean burn systems.
My first and only Chrysler product was a '99 Durango. Had a bunch of issues including the tranny which were fixed under warranty. The icing on that shit cake was when I went to trade it in I discovered that the stealership had branded the title with a "not actual mileage" statement. Fortunately for me the stealership that took it in trade didn't notice until a few days after the deal was done. I tried to help the get the title corrected with the CA DMV but in the end I think they wound up eating the lost value.
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But it’s a Dodge DJ. A Dodge.
The trucks were rebranded as RAM. You won't see the dodge logo on anyof the newer models.
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Nothing as long as you enjoy sitting in your stealership's customer lounge drinking their burnt coffee and surfing their slow AF WiFi.
I've had it in the dealership once for a recall fix on the drag link and to have the head unit/radio replaced. Other than that, the truck is rock solid. If it didn't have the cummins, I'd have walked away though. Dodge gasser motors suck balls.
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From personal experience a truck like that should get about 10mpg or a little better. Something is wrong, vacuum advance come loose?
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The trucks were rebranded as RAM. You won't see the dodge logo on anyof the newer models.
Because the lack of handling makes them RAM as opposed to DODGE????



Kinda tough on the folks, no???


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