Dodge MD Series - Page 13

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\Vhen acc ele rating appl y th e foot
throttl e ge ntly. Sud .den appli c a-
tion of th e throttle is not only
wa, te ful of fu el but cau ses undu e
we ar on your tru ck.
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Driving in f:ec oIHl gc ar long er than
is necess ary is wa teful of fucl.
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hift into hi gh a oon a road and
load c ondition s will pe rmit , with-
out placin g undu e load on th e e n-
glllc.
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S udd en s top s ar c ordinari ly lln-
nece
ary and slrould not be ma(le
exce pt in an emergenc y. Be ides
we
ar and te ar on your trn ck, sud-
den s
top s, lik e nelden s tart , ar e
was
teful of fn el.
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Always k ee p YOllr tir es inflat cd to
the rec om me nd ed pr es ur e. U n-
de r-inflat ed tir es wa te fuel be-
cau se th ey in crease road fri c tion
which me an that the e ngin e mmt
do mor e work.
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Allowing the engin e to idle whil e
standing for any le ngth of tim e
will
cut down your fu el ec onomy
and of cour se cau se y our fllel l)ill
to
mount.
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Fau lt y s park plug s arc wa teful
of fu el. T est indi c at e that s park
plug s hav e a gre at de al of IJ e aring
on fu el e conomy . Th ey s hould hc
rh c('kc (1 periodil'ally,
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Always k ee p y our tru ck well luh-
ri c at ed acc ording to sp ec ifi c ation s
and pa y pecial all e ntion to e n-
gllle IlIhri cat ion. Luhriration is
good insllrarl('e.
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An ove rheated engin e is wa ste fu l
of fu e l. Ch eck the c ooling liquid
regularly and keep th e l'adiator
fill ed so th e e ngin e will rlln at all
e
conomi cal te mp e ratur e.
Oth er c au es of excess fu el con-
S UIIl ption ar e : dragging brak es .
ra c ing th e e ngine , val ve tapp ets set
too close
and improp e rl y tim ed
ignition , or a clogged a ir (' leanf'I'.
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