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Old 08-22-2011, 11:37 AM
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Going to go do a little project or two today
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 11:43 AM
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Guess she is getting even with you for taking Facebook away........
No, this was my wife, she bought me some snacks over the weekend.
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 11:43 AM
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Also, I feel better about the oil usage. The dipstick is very hard to read due to being so short. It looks as if I will get maybe 2000 or more out of the first quart.
you might want to put more then 1 quart in the engine, isnt the spec like 7 or 8 quarts?
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluejay

Got an even 22 mpg on the trip running at 68 mph and going thru 6 small towns. Also, I feel better about the oil usage. The dipstick is very hard to read due to being so short. It looks as if I will get maybe 2000 or more out of the first quart.
So i take it you have added some oil? i was wondering how these 5.0 guys would do on oil consumption. The test truck that i posted on here has always burned oil, and a guy i talked to a few days ago at the gas station said he was buring up to a quart every 1800-2500 miles, he had 9,000 miles on it.
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by KingRanchCoy
So i take it you have added some oil? i was wondering how these 5.0 guys would do on oil consumption. The test truck that i posted on here has always burned oil, and a guy i talked to a few days ago at the gas station said he was buring up to a quart every 1800-2500 miles, he had 9,000 miles on it.
Have not added any yet. I only have 1500 plus miles and have used about a half a quart.
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 12:08 PM
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Slept in this morning, so now I get to stay home all day :o
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 12:16 PM
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Old 08-22-2011, 12:57 PM
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Linch.....
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman03SprCrw
you might want to put more then 1 quart in the engine, isnt the spec like 7 or 8 quarts?
If I remember correctly, it's 6.7 or some strange number.
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 01:01 PM
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Old 08-22-2011, 01:02 PM
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mmmmm....onion rings
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 01:54 PM
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mmmmm....onion rings
Sounds good....
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 02:10 PM
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Sounds good....
If they are freshly cut and made. There was a place in Abilene, when we lived there. A great hamburger joint that made their own patties. They cut the onions daily and fried them when you ordered. They were awesome! The only problem was that they never cut enough, so you had to get there early to get the rings.
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 02:28 PM
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all the procharger stuff is enroute to it's new truck
 
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Old 08-22-2011, 02:28 PM
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