Do you reset anythng and if so, when, before,after?

 

Every once in awhile I scroll through the DIC and it never ceases to amaze me that I am averaging 27.5 mpg and I got 370 miles between pit stops (I never run empty). I don't know how these things get calculated but the numbers sure make me happier than my old F150 did.

 

Mine read 474 after fillup today. Usually between 450 and 480. It is the estimated range you can travel on all the gas in the tank, according to the computer. I beleive it to be tied to the avg mpg figure currently displayed by the DIC.

I filled up today because I figure they're going to hike gas prices tomorrow or Thursday in the run up to the 4th of July holiday weekend. wanted to get some before it went up.

 

my dodge ram 1500 cost nearlly 100 buck to fill from empty... it s our go to town vehical durning the winter/storms and is our costco/dumprun truck... used 1/4 tank in the past two months. the lawn tactor is what is costing me now... take about 40 gals for spring/summer... letting the grass get taller and cutting less area.

seeing fewer power boats on the sound...

i ll have joan check the miles remaining at the next fill up... we only reset at oil changes... she was unhappy the day because 2140 mile on the last reset our mpg was 28.2... sounded ok to me. she keeps tilling me it s a nice day to cut grass... sure if she ll buy the gas

 

I'll probably do another refill after the holiday and not touch anything and see what I get.

 

Here is how I calculate it:

P(v) is the tractive effort of the car;
Q(v) is the drag;
B is the brake force;
mg is the weight of the car;
N is the reaction of the road.


By Newton’s second law of motion, the acceleration f is given by:

mf = P(v) - Q(v) - B mg sinA

Therefore, I can calculate the distance I will get on one tank of gas by:

mf * the number of times I have to stop to let the wife use the restroom

 

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. I guess that means if you mess with the bull, you get the horn!

I had to learn all that once. Thank God I never needed it. When you start talking to yourself and you don't know what the heck your talking about.

 

you forgot to factor in the PUPPY STOPS

 

I reset everything just after I fillup.

 

I'm stil on the same tank form when I started this a few days ago. I did notice today that the Mileage remaining has adjusted itself. I had 334 to start and put 30 miles on it so far and it now read 324.

We'll see next week.