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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 11:40 PM
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hey everyone I have a 93 grand Cherokee with the 5.2 in it, I just got it on the road last fall over the past 5 years I have rebuilt or replaced everything on it other then the motor tranny and transfer case. when I first picked it up it had a lot of problems but making the 4hour drive home my avg mpg was 23mpgs but now I got it back on the road and my avg mpgs have been around 7.5 to 9.5 mpgs. any ideas on what may be causing the bad mpgs?
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 06:11 PM
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Is the check engine light on?
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by pi516
hey everyone I have a 93 grand Cherokee with the 5.2 in it, I just got it on the road last fall over the past 5 years I have rebuilt or replaced everything on it other then the motor tranny and transfer case. when I first picked it up it had a lot of problems but making the 4hour drive home my avg mpg was 23mpgs but now I got it back on the road and my avg mpgs have been around 7.5 to 9.5 mpgs. any ideas on what may be causing the bad mpgs?
Is that what your overhead console is saying or is this what you have caculated?
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 12:05 AM
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no check engine light and that is what I calculated after my drive home when I got it and I recalculated it almost everytime I fill it up with gas. it seems to do better the colder it is outside for some reason
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 12:19 AM
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Get a free scan at local auto store.
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by zeecherokeeman
Get a free scan at local auto store.
.....93..... parts stores can't scan an obd1
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 12:53 AM
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Key on, key off, key on, key off, key on and then count the flashes of the check engine light.
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
Key on, key off, key on, key off, key on and then count the flashes of the check engine light.
This^
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 01:22 AM
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CLEAN THROTTLE BODY,REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR, CHECK ALL SENSORS (iat,map,tps)REPLACE FUEL FILTER...Should be plugin on firewall DRIVER SIDE(AT LEAST ON 94 SHADOW)get a smart person OBD1 ....
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Old Feb 15, 2014 | 10:20 AM
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The data plug is on the passenger side firewall.
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