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Needing help from 5.6mpg to 6mpg+++

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by MagicMan83, Jan 21, 2020.

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  1. Jan 21, 2020 #11
    danny23tx

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    If your running the truck to idle at night it will drop your mpg by a good margin . Looks like your pulling loads over 40 k and idle at night , thats gonna do it along with winter fuel mix . I averaged 6.46 last quarter and thats a mix of heavy and light loads . I run a Apu at night as well .
     
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  3. Jan 21, 2020 #12
    MagicMan83

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    Are you meaning what psi? Its boosting to 30psi I get my truck looked at very often I do oil samples every time I do a pm
     
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  4. Jan 21, 2020 #13
    MagicMan83

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  5. Jan 21, 2020 #14
    MagicMan83

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    I don't have an apu but someone told me that my truck has a thing called opthy idle no idea what that is so im going to look into that
     
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  7. Jan 21, 2020 #15
    Final Drive

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    Yes that's what I meant..
     
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  8. Jan 21, 2020 #16
    Old Man

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    How long since you ran overhead, new air cleaners, tire pressure it all adds up.
     
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  9. Jan 21, 2020 #18
    MagicMan83

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    No not on mine
     
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  10. Jan 21, 2020 #19
    MagicMan83

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    Sorry I thought I said it right, I'm just telling everyone what gear im in at what rpm its telling me and speed, I always drive in the highest gear
     
    MagicMan83, Jan 21, 2020
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  11. Jan 21, 2020 #20
    MagicMan83

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    Not sure on the overhead I bought this truck 6 months ago, i received all the maintenance paperwork from freightliner where the truck was originally bought from and traded back to them, then bought it, but i didn't see anything about a overhead/tune-up. Air filter gets checked once a week, a tire gauge goes on the tires every couple days
     
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  12. Jan 21, 2020 #20
    MagicMan83

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    Sorry didn't know
     
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