Steve Collins said:
JohnB said:
Mileage on OH gas. 8.5 to 9.0 MPG. Mileage on NYS gas, 13.0 MPG
I take it that Ohio is an ethanol state?
There's some pockets here in NY that have it - 10% mixture seems to be the norm.
Is the mixture the same there?
Steve
Something in Ohio gas shifted a while back. I could like clock work get 8.5 to 9.5 MPG with the Suburban towing the T2499. 8.5 if the wind was blowing at me and 9.5 no wind. Then one spring about 2 years ago, my gas mileage dropped and I could never get back close to even 9.0. high end was then 8.5 on my best day. 7.0’s and 7.5’s where seen, errrr.
Then the F350 came about and pulling power of this truck compared to the Suburban is large and so is the larger camper. 7.5 to best 8.5 was the norm but I also was dragging 2 messed up TT axles holding me back and a foot taller camper not to mention a few thousands pounds more weight. .
Then I went to NY with the T2499 and the F350. On the way there the 8.0 mpg was the norm. I was hoping for better being the smaller TT and lower height. Really could not find it the shift I was hoping for.
Then I left the camper at DW Moms house on Lake Erie and head across NYS to Hudson valley area. Filled up in Buffalo heading east on the Thurway. Well 13.0 MPG came quick, then it started climbing, OMG… :shock: . Soon it hit 14.0 and even more shocking… :shock: :shock: It leaned out at 14.5 and I was shocked when I hit Syracuse. :shock: :shock: :shock: That was 700 miles back and forth across the state and the mileage held.
Then on the way home from Buffalo to Ohio I was towing the T2499 back home. My gosh it started out at 13.3 towing and hung there for 200 miles. Made it into Ohio filled up the tank and now she starts dropping, slowly but going down. It stopped in the 12.0 MPG area trip was over. Then filled another tank full and whamo back to 8.0 towing.
This September on the way to the Adirondack M & G I can repeat the experiment but this time pulling the T310SR. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
When we moved to Ohio we had an 87 Pontiac Safari wagon. Used 87 unleaded in NYS. Hess actually, and it ran great. Then in Ohio using Ohio gas it starts pinging like the all heck running 87 octane. Going to 89 shut it up.
There are not signs on our pumps that we have Ethanol here in Ohio like was back in NYS on occasion I would see. However this past weekend I saw my 1st, out of town in southwest OH and the pump said 10% Ethanol. I know this V10 does not want any ethanol so I went to a different station that did not have a sign. Have no idea what comes out of the pump in OH but there is a difference with NYS gas.
And there is a price difference between OH and NYS. Just drive into NYS and gas jumps $0.30 a gallon just for crossing the boarder and only that if we are lucky….. Not much has changed in the last 19 years.
John
