Gas mileage question

From : stephen harding

Q: i have 2001 dodge ram 360 fwd. when accelerating the truck i heard popping sound from under hood and backfire from the muffler no power truck starts jerks and will stall. and i did changing fuel pump tune up sparkplugs and wires carbon cleaning to fuel system shift kit and bring it to the dealer for computer diagnosis but nothing wrong do you know what wrong with this truck thank you .

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From : mike simmons

mulatz wrote i have read several posts where people have suggested no using the cruise control to improve gas mileage. whay is that i would have thought that cruise control would help the mileage a little since you are going a steady speed and not accellerating and slowing down as much. even the best drivers can have their speed creep up. thats the way ive always heard it too. however i think its possible to get better fuel economy *without* cc *if* you are paying attention to throttle settings during your entire trip. most peoples attention lapses sometime during a trip and speed falls off or increases without immediate notice only to be corrected again with the result that you burned more gas than needed because you either were going faster than you needed to or slowed to the point of now needing to speed back up. im fairly certain that for most all of us fuel economy will be a little better with the cc on! smh .

From : paul jensen

chrisc wrote need help with installing a 7 pole round connector . i have a 2002 1500. the truck came with the standard connector which has 3 pins and one hole or whatever you call it. i want to have the round plug mounted so that the wiring isnt just hanging there on the back of the truck. the trucks wires are yellow/pink stripe white/pink stripe black/ red stripe black could someone tell me what these wires are so i can hook up the 7 pole round connector. thanks those colors do not match standardized trailer wiring color codes unless that black wire is really green. this will help http//www.wt4wheeling.com/tech/4wire.htm and this for your 7 wire. http//www.wt4wheeling.com/tech/7wire.htm i used a neat clamp that uses u-bolts around the square tube of my hitch and has mounting holes for a 7 wire receptacle. works great without having to drill holes in bumper etc. .

From : mulatz

thanks for the response. i live on ther priarie so the hills here are pretty minor. i never thought about those who drive in different regions. i guess it makes sense that sometime cc is a killer on gas mileage. i have read several posts where people have suggested no using the cruise control to improve gas mileage. whay is that i would have thought that cruise control would help the mileage a little since you are going a steady speed and not accellerating and slowing down as much. even the best drivers can have their speed creep up. just wondering. kirk .

From : gary glaenzer

well living in north dakota i dont really have that problem so cc it is! hey hows the state tree or do you have more than one these days .

From : trey

cc will still kill gas mileage when its set at 85. ;- gentlemen a good driver can get better fuel mileage without using cruise control..... heres how...... keep in mind that your cruise control has one objective that is to maintain a set speed. a driver on the other hand who if driving for fuel economy has that objective on his/her mind and can thus take advantage of the natural terrain features and vehicle characteristics to maximize fuel economy. for example when going up hills cruise control will downshift and apply more power to maintain that speed. a driver on the other hand knows that will happen and doesnt mind if the speed drops a bit and thus will let the speed drop rather than have the vehicle downshift. a driver also can anticipate an upcoming hill and thus accelerate slightly to begin the climb at a speed somewhat higher speed knowing that the velocity will drop as the hill is climbed. finally when going down hill cruise control may downshift to maintain a set speed while a careful driver will allow the speed to creep slightly over the de