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I have recently started adding P&G to my drive. I do not have a Sg or a tach so I have to guess on throttle and whatnot. Right now I have a 42/43-55 range, right now the pulse takes me about 10 seconds to get up to 55, and about 13 seconds to coast back down to 42. I think the main reason my glides are short is that I have a crack in the engine cradle (may also be called the suspension crossmember) that causes me to have to keep the wheel turned about 30-40 dergrees from center. The question I have is does the time frame sound about right for what I'm doing? I feel like I may be using more gas than I'm saving.

Ya, I am in the same boat with my '91, The best thing to do is find someone who is very experienced and do a ride along, so you can see what it looks and feels like.
I think you want your glides to be much longer than your pulses, but i don't know the ratios either...

I'm not certain, but I think my glides are roughly twice as long as my pulse. I usually pulse from 48 to 58 m.p.h. Of course, this is on flat terrain. Slight to moderate downhills will lenghten the glide considerably of course.
brian

As of right now I don't feel comfortable having anyone ride along with me in my car due to safety concerns. I would show you guys how bad it is if I could. But the car may be out of commission for the time being anyways, so this point is mute for the time being. My girlfriend drove the car into the city and ran a few errands for a friend that is very ill and after she was done with that she called me and said one wheel was pointing straight and the other was pointing at the curb. However, I would still appreciate any suggestions on P&G so I can be more prepared to break that 40 MPG mark. Which should also give me a 500+ mile tank.

Yeah, I should have made it more clear. I meant you ride along with them in their car while they are driving, so you can watch how they are doing it...

MT

poor wheel alignment will affect gliding quite a bit, as little as 3 degrees out could have an effect of 5% or more on FE... this was the hit in the red 98 Ranger.