gasoline prices/fuel economy
JanDebL at aol.com
JanDebL at aol.com
Thu Apr 19 21:20:14 EDT 2001
How accurate are the MPG indicators?
My 91 2C TQ gets an indicated 22-23 mpg while my wife's 87 5KTQ gets an
indicated 26-28 mpg when driving the same route. When I calculate the
mileage based on the odometer readings, the numbers get closer 24-25 vs 25-27
mph respectively. When I switch to 205-60-15 snow tyres on the 91, the
indicated fuel mileage is almost identical (although the indicated
speedometer reading is ~ 5 mph faster @ 80 mph). When I stay with one car
or the other for weeks at a time, the 87 would get ~ 10 - 20 more mile per
tank than the 91 so it does get slightly better mileage.
My question - is there a calibration adjustment on the back of the
speedometer on the 2C like there is on the 5K? I've had the cluster out to
repair the CB but didn't notice an adjustment.
TIA, Jan Lahtonen
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