Posted: Feb 06 2014 at 7:21pm | IP Logged

Speaking of mpg, I have to add that today I drove 188 miles and used 8.40 gallons of Exxon 93 octane which works out to 22.4 mpg.  This was at 60 mph almost all the way with two very short excursions off the main hiway, one to pull into a McDonalds and the other to pay to enter a parking lot and park.  I had 80 pounds of sand in the bed, tires inflated to 38 psi and the outside temperature never went over 25 F.  Fillup at begiining and end were on the same pump and filled the same way.

I have always felt over almost 7 years that this truck does very well in the mpg department considering its weight, 4 wd mechanism and auto trans.  And remeber, driving a pickup like ours is essentially like pushing a brick (with some rounded corners) through the air. I am unsure how a catch can would help.  I burn absolutely no oil between changes (Mobil 1 5W-30).