The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk 7.8 miles/gallon, sound right?

I had a boss once who said a man will lie about 3 things-his salary, his sex life, & his gas mileage. I got 16 mpg consistently from old black truck, 230/3spd/3.73 gears & never over 60 mph. Yes, a rockyB, but I had it apart maybe half a dozen times before it ran OK. If you tried to run 70 w/everyone else, it went down to about 12-14mpg. 7.8mpg sounds real low to me. My 79 one ton 4x4 gets about 7, it weighs about 5000lbs & has 400/auto/4.10 axles.