Re: When to replace radiator and heater hoses

"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Daniel Who Wants to Know" <danielthechskid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > We have a 94 & 95 T&C, great vans.
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>> > Only problem is they suck gas like there's no tomorrow.  15-18Mpg is
>> > pretty
>> > standard for mixed city/highway usage.
>> >
>> > Ted
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>> The Mini trip computer in mine is currently showing 22.1 MPG over the 
>> last
>> 2070 miles (I never reset it).
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> Yep, if your running 90-100% highway you probably will get that.
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> What's your 50-50 city/highway mix mpg?  (this is a T&T right?  Running
> 100% gasoline, not 10% ethanol mix?  Many Caravans had the 3.3L which
> is better mpg)
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> Ted
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The number I posted is for a 2WD 3.3 GC SE on E10 89 octane gas.  Today I 
did some around town driving and it dropped back to 22.0.  I calculated my

average speed via the trip miles and elapsed time displays and got about 
33MPH.  I normally still set the cruise for 54 on the highway for my 86.2 
mile round trip that I take twice a week.  The rest of my trips are so
short 
that the engine barely gets to operating temp before it is shut off again.

I plan to start using the non-ethanol 87 octane gas even though it is 10 
cents more expensive here as it will take less than a 1 mpg improvement to

make up for the extra cost.  The grades here are 87, 89, and 91 with 89
and 
91 being E10.  Currently 87 is $3.489/Gallon and 89 is $3.389/Gallon