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2003 Ford Excursion
Property of SD26. Added Oct 2008.

2003 Ford Excursion with 7.3 PSD and 4WD with an actual weight of about 8000#. Additionally, it is used to tow a 24ft enclosed trailer with a dry weight of about 4000# plus cargo. Upgrades: DP Tuner, 203* Thermostat, Ford Transmission Cure. Speedometer/odometer reads 55MPH when GPS states 56MPH with my current 285/75R16 tires, so MPG will read lower than actual.

Total Fuel-ups 65	Avg Miles/Fuel-up 373.9	Avg Price/Gallon $2.82	Avg Price/Fuel-up $67.91
Total Miles Tracked 24,303	Last Price/Gallon $2.87 --	Avg Price/Gallon $2.87 (30 Days)	Avg Price/Mile $0.18
Avg L/100km 15.4	Best Miles/Fuel-up 644.2 5/08/09	Best Price/Gallon $2.00 3/19/09	Total Spent 2010 $373.36

Recent Fuel-ups

Date	Miles	Gallons	Price	MPG	Notes
3/06/10	536.7	38.242	$2.87	14.0	Eagle BP Amoco Premium ULSD. AM temps very cool, below teens. Changed oil and filter with 147562 miles. Added 9oz of Auto-RX to oil.
2/06/10	513.8	36.894	$2.87	13.9	Eagle BP ULSD, marked as Amoco Premium Diesel. Some cold mornings in the single digits with the block heater not functioning. No start up issues, but EOT was at ambient temperature.
1/26/10	431.0	26.578	$2.80	16.2	Burlington Mobil ULSD. Added 8oz of Power Service anti gel.
1/18/10	99.5	6.158	$2.87	16.2	Eagle BP ULSD. Drove to and from Maxxx Motorsports and to Palmyra and Whitewater and back home. Testing Scan Gauge II. Gauge information appears to show that ECM based MPH reads 1MPH slow with these larger tires. Data on Scan Guage has me watching how I drive closer. Very interesting.
1/18/10	229.5	17.001	$2.87	13.5	Eagle BP ULSD. Filled up and mounted Scan Gauge II. Not as cold lately. Nothing really below 0*F.
1/12/10	442.1	31.510	$2.90	14.0	Burlington Mobil ULSD. Added 10oz of white bottle PS anti gel. Very cold. Some AM temps below zero. Some constant 4WD operation.
12/29/09	409.8	29.673	$2.87	13.8	Eagle BP "premium" ULSD. Added 8oz Power Service anti gel. Cold temps again with warm up idle time.
12/21/09	475.0	36.162	$2.87	13.1	Eagle BP ULSD. Very, very cold temperatures. Well below normal with some starting temps at or below zero. Block heater wasn't working some days, and warm up times have been extended.
12/07/09	389.1	26.026	$2.86	15.0	Burlington Mobil. Colder temps, warm up time, and starting to use the block heater. Also drove with 4WD.
11/24/09	539.9	34.741	$2.87	15.5	Eagle BP ULSD. Still using the 80E tune.

Potential Savings Per Fuel-up

Using the last fuel-up as a guide, here's what this car could have saved with better mileage.

Last MPG 14.0

+1 MPG $7.30

+2 MPG $13.68

+3 MPG $19.32

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