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    Good Practice For Gas Millage

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    Loose or missing gas caps cause 147 million gallons of gas to evaporate annually. Underinflated tires and poor wheel alignment increase rolling resistance and lower gas mileage by 1-2 miles per gallon. Regular vehicle maintenance like tune-ups, spark plug replacement, and clean air filters can improve gas mileage by up to 10%. Driving habits such as avoiding quick starts and stops, excessive speeding and idling, and carrying unnecessary weight also affect fuel efficiency.

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    Loose or missing gas caps cause 147 million gallons of gas to evaporate annually. Underinflated tires and poor wheel alignment increase rolling resistance and lower gas mileage by 1-2 miles per gallon. Regular vehicle maintenance like tune-ups, spark plug replacement, and clean air filters can improve gas mileage by up to 10%. Driving habits such as avoiding quick starts and stops, excessive speeding and idling, and carrying unnecessary weight also affect fuel efficiency.

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    Loose or missing gas caps cause 147 million gallons of gas to evaporate annually. Underinflated tires and poor wheel alignment increase rolling resistance and lower gas mileage by 1-2 miles per gallon. Regular vehicle maintenance like tune-ups, spark plug replacement, and clean air filters can improve gas mileage by up to 10%. Driving habits such as avoiding quick starts and stops, excessive speeding and idling, and carrying unnecessary weight also affect fuel efficiency.

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    Loose or missing gas caps cause 147 million gallons of gas to evaporate annually. Underinflated tires and poor wheel alignment increase rolling resistance and lower gas mileage by 1-2 miles per gallon. Regular vehicle maintenance like tune-ups, spark plug replacement, and clean air filters can improve gas mileage by up to 10%. Driving habits such as avoiding quick starts and stops, excessive speeding and idling, and carrying unnecessary weight also affect fuel efficiency.

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    Its probably way overdue for a major tune-up causing the gas

    guzzler

    Most Common Fuel Wasters:

    Loose or missing gas caps. 17 percent of U.S. Vehicles have a


    loose or missing gas cap. This allows an estimated 147,000,000
    gallons of gas per year to evaporate into thin air.

    Underinflated tires

    Faulty thermostats

    Worn spark plugs

    Malfunctioning engine controls

    Poor wheel alignment


    Fuel Saving Tip #1: Low Tires Waste Gas
    Underinflated tires and incorrect wheel alignment can lead to
    conditions which increase rolling resistance. This is like driving
    with the parking brake not fully released, it can cost a mile or
    two per gallon on a car that normally delivers 20 miles per
    gallon. Correct tire inflation pressure is critical for good fuel
    economy, safety, maximum tire life and proper vehicle handling
    performance.

    Fuel Saving Tip #2:Keep your car in tune:


    Keeping up with regular vehicle maintenance can improve gas
    mileage by an average of 4.1 percent. Results may vary
    depending on the kind of repair and how well it is performed.
    Ignition misfires are one of the biggest fuel waters of all!
    Fuel Saving Tip #3: Keep Your Air Filter Clean
    An air filter clogged with dirt, dust and bugs chokes off the air
    and creates what is called a "rich" mixture - too much gas being
    burned for the amount of air, which both wastes gas and causes
    the engine to lose power. Replacing a clogged air filter can
    improve gas mileage by as much as 10 percent.

    Fuel Saving Tip #4: Change Your Spark Plugs


    A vehicle can have either four, six or eight spark plugs, which
    fire as many as 3 million times every l, 000 miles, resulting in a
    lot of heat, electrical and chemical erosion. A dirty spark plug
    causes misfiring and that wastes fuel. They need to be replaced
    regularly.

    Fuel Saving Tip #5: Improve Your Driving Habits to Improve


    Fuel Efficiency:

    Avoid quick or 'jackrabbit" starts and stops.

    Aggressive driving wastes gas. It can lower your gas mileage by


    33 percent on the highway and 5 percent in the city.

    Observe the speed limit. Gas mileage decreases rapidly above


    60 miles per hour.

    Avoid excessive idling. Idling gets 0 miles per gallon. Turn your
    engine off if you are going to be stopped in traffic for 15 seconds
    or longer.

    Use cruise control because it helps you maintain a constant


    speed limit.

    Use overdrive gears because the engine speed goes down


    saving gas and reducing engine wear.

    Avoid carrying unneeded heavy items in your trunk. An extra


    100 pounds in the trunk reduces a typical car's fuel economy by
    1-2 percent.

    Use air vents to circulate air instead of air conditioning.

    Fuel Saving Tip #6: Practice Preventive Maintenance:


    Simple preventative maintenance steps that you can do to
    conserve energy, protect your investment, improve highway
    safety and benefit the environment include:

    Regularly changing your motor oil. Dirty oil can reduce fuel
    economy up to 1 mile per gallon! To maximize fuel economy,
    use a 5W-20 or 5W-30 synthetic motor oil.

    Keeping your tires properly inflated (32 to 34 psi is about right


    for most cars)

    Taking your vehicle for annual brake inspections (Dragging


    brakes can waster fuel).

    Get your transmission fixed. A slipping automatic transmission


    can cost you 1 mile per gallon or more. It's the same story if you
    have a manual transmission with a slipping clutch.

    A bad cooling system thermostat that causes your engine to run


    too cold can reduce fuel economy up to two miles per gallon.

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