Week of April 4 to April 10 (Nat'l Avg price $2.056)

Welcome back Gord. Hope you had a great time.

Friday night:
- 62.1 / 13.0 miles (55F NW@19 gusting to 26)
FCD = 57.0 (+0.2)

Escaped with my son from the 'friends' birthday party for my Daughter (now 10) at the house and watch a movie.
Family Birthday party on Saturday. Then built a standing desk at home. It took less time to put together than it did to transfer and go through stuff.

this morning with school drop off:
- 54.3 / 13.1 miles (56F sw@7)
FCD = 57.0 (=)
Oil just turned to 50% @ 32,698

tank:
6.96 gals converted
378.4 miles
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24 deg F today , wind NE 2. 34.3 miles , 62.2(57.85) MPG. Tank is at 518.9 miles , 65.1(60.54) MPG. Could be worse. Taking scenic route home tonight , hope to have a better result.

 

Maybe getin' LO LO LO or just LOLOLO (laughing out load repeatedly)

Last night:
- 62.3 / 1.30 miles (73F NNE@11)
FCD = 57.2 (+0.2)

this morning with school drop off:
- 51.4 / 13.1 miles (49F E@10)
FCD = 57.1 (-0.1)

tank:
7.43 gals converted
404.1 miles
Which is 54 MPG
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Today , 42 deg F , wind SSE 13. 34.3 miles , 63.6(59.15) MPG. About ten miles in , the fuel light started flashing at 563 tank miles. If I go to my usual Shell on the way home , I will have around 620 miles on this tank. Tank is now at 65.3(60.73) MPG.

 

last night:
- 60.3 / 13.0 miles (78F S@23 gusting to 39) so I nice head wind.
FCD = 57.2 (+0.1)

this morning with school drop off and quick dash to ATM before work. (I didn't do it over the weekend so I paid for it this morning)
- 44.4 / 13.8 miles (56F NE@17 gusting to 36 - head wind, with wet roads and light rain)
FCD = 56.8 (-0.4)

tank:
7.95 gals converted
430.6 miles
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Filled up Wednesday on the way home. 617.9 miles , 10.153 gallons , 60.86 MPG. Fcd = 65.1 , so 7% over-report is very consistent. I do try to stick to same station , same pump , and I have six consecutive tanks at this place. I'm trying ( again) to calibrate my Scangauge , because it's got to be MUCH more accurate than the Toyota fcd( which I cannot calibrate). I gave up on it for a long time, because it didn't seem to work consistently for an entire tank. Now I believe it is. It reads about 1.5% lower than actual. For my 10.153 gallons fill , it had estimated I used 10.3 gallons. I told it 10.1 when I reset yesterday.
Today , 37 deg F , wind WNW 13-21 MPH. 34.3 miles , 60.4(56.17) MPG.

 

Having a pretty good week or so with fuel economy. The weather has gone cold and we are expecting snow and rain for the next week or so. It's currently raining like a dickens out.

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105.1 indicated miles with 346 remaining
Estimated average MPG: 35.0
Indicated MPG: 36.2

Looking like I'm going to have to replace the passenger-side motor mount. The shaking has gotten incredibly rough and it's a common problem on the Focus. $130 for the part and it's a pretty simple job. Just need to save up the money for it!

 

last night:
- 59.7 / 12.9 miles (65F WNW@19 gusting to 31, more of a side wind than a tail wind)
FCD = 57.0 (+0.2)

this morning with school drop off:
- 47.6 / 13.1 miles (55F W@9, side winds) Also not proud that I got so frustrated with the inconsideration of some parents dropping of their kids causing a hold up on everyone else, then just traffic was spaced out just enough to make you think you were going to get to get in but at the last second there is now not enough space all the while the engine idles on. Finally so an opening and gunned it for about 4 blocks to get in and get to the right lane before I had to turn again. Hit 60 and a lot of revs. It doesn't like to do to fuel cut off for some reason if it is in the 5000 RPM range . so anyway I guess I cleaned out the intake and exhaust ports.
FCD = 56.7 (-0.3)

tank:
8.44 gals converted
456.4 miles
F_____|__<***E near the 1/4 mark

 

Today , 34.5 deg F , wind WSW 4. 34.3 miles , 65.7(61.1) MPG. Tank is at 106.4 miles , 65.1(60.54) MPG. Yesterday , I took the scenic route again and stopped to donate platelets. After a two hour stop , the engine still held a bit of heat (91F).
Also had to stop at Babies R Us in Naperville , but I left it in Ready mode for a few minutes then. 33.8 miles/68.2(63.42) MPG.

I hate when that happens , Jason. Heck , I hate it when I have to go over 2000 RPM.

 

Last night:
- 63.0 / 12.9 miles (68F NNW@29 Gusting to 35) this was a better tail wind
FCD = 56.9 (+0.2)

this morning with school drop off (no one there this morning and traffic was much better)
- 53.3 / 13.1 miles (38F N@6) even with a slight head wind)
FCD = 56.8 (-0.1)

tank:
8.90 gals converted
482.2 miles
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Now that I have let the herbicide work on the grass and weeds in the garden, this weekend my be time to get out and clean it up and start planting something. The Strawberry plants are flowering and already making fruit) the raspberry and blackberry plants are leafing out. Time to put some beets, beans, peppers (sweet and jalapenos) and cucumbers (pickles) in the ground.