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EyeMWing

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Originally posted by: Shawn
Good thing my gas door can only be opened from inside of the car.
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Same deal with mine... And they havn't taken the hundreds of dollars of computer equipment and textbooks laying around in there. Just the gas.
 
Rubycon

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Make a sparking cap.

This is like a child proof cap on med bottles. How it works is simple. Always push both bottons on each side of the cap. This will retract the flints and prevent them from engaging the outer ring. YOU do not want this to happen because if it does it will touch off fumes in filler neck. This will scare theif for sure. Your car will not blow up, that only happens in the movies.
 
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sniperruff

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: Shawn
Good thing my gas door can only be opened from inside of the car.
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Same deal with mine... And they havn't taken the hundreds of dollars of computer equipment and textbooks laying around in there. Just the gas.
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i don't think people try to get into your car so they can steal your gas. at $3 a gallon it is expensive... but it's not $30/gallon. look into other reasons why you're losing gas.
 
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Rubycon

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Oh and the outside door that is released from inside is easily overcome with a leverage amplifier.
 
halik

halik

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Thursday morning, I filled up. Drove all of 120mi before having to fill up again this morning. That should've been a third of a tank. But the light was on and the needle was solidly on E. Thought it might've been a bunk gauge... But nope, the pump gladly deposited into the van a full tank.

And then after I filled up this morning... I'm now down to a half tank again... After 30 miles. Where in the fsck is it going?!
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your o2 sensors are probably bad
 
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Insane3D

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Originally posted by: C6FT7
Oh and the outside door that is released from inside is easily overcome with a leverage amplifier.
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Yep...decent size flat head and it's open no problem. It's just a little clip holding it closed...
 
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Insane3D

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Originally posted by: halik
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Thursday morning, I filled up. Drove all of 120mi before having to fill up again this morning. That should've been a third of a tank. But the light was on and the needle was solidly on E. Thought it might've been a bunk gauge... But nope, the pump gladly deposited into the van a full tank.

And then after I filled up this morning... I'm now down to a half tank again... After 30 miles. Where in the fsck is it going?!
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your o2 sensors are probably bad
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O2 sensors go gradually, not all of a sudden. You don't go from 20MPG to 7MPG like that...
 
Shawn

Shawn

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Originally posted by: Insane3D
Originally posted by: C6FT7
Oh and the outside door that is released from inside is easily overcome with a leverage amplifier.
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Yep...decent size flat head and it's open no problem. It's just a little clip holding it closed...
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there would be evidence however. I'm sure the paint would be scratched up.
 
redgtxdi

redgtxdi

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Can anybody say how much an 02 sensor can really contribute to bad MPG???

Obviously I think that 20 down to 7 something's wrong in Denmark but curious as to how many MPG a bad 02 sensor could actually contribute to............???????????????
 
MrDudeMan

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gasoline doesnt evaporate VERY quickly and it leaves stains on aggregated concrete finish.
 
Rubycon

Rubycon

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Originally posted by: Shawn


Yep...decent size flat head and it's open no problem. It's just a little clip holding it closed...
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there would be evidence however. I'm sure the paint would be scratched up.[/quote]

Well if you want to do this clean use a suction cup dent puller. They will probably rip the door off if you're careless though. LOL, that's actually hilarious!

 
MrDudeMan

MrDudeMan

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Originally posted by: redgtxdi
Can anybody say how much an 02 sensor can really contribute to bad MPG???

Obviously I think that 20 down to 7 something's wrong in Denmark but curious as to how many MPG a bad 02 sensor could actually contribute to............???????????????
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use less question marks next time and i might answer
 
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Insane3D

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Originally posted by: redgtxdi
Can anybody say how much an 02 sensor can really contribute to bad MPG???

Obviously I think that 20 down to 7 something's wrong in Denmark but curious as to how many MPG a bad 02 sensor could actually contribute to............???????????????
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My Mustang GT was getting about 8 - 9MPG around town, and about 10MPG on the highway...

When I put on new headers and a SS X - Pipe, I changed both of mine out.

I now get 25MPG on the highway, and about 18-19MPG around town.

So, they can have a big effect, but they don't go all of a sudden. They start to switch slower and slower as they age, and most last about 60-75K before it's a good idea to change them.
 
redgtxdi

redgtxdi

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Insane,

Thanks!! Wow, that's a lot of MPG. I'd assume your pipes had somethin' to do with that too, but that's still quite a hop!!! Good 4U!

I might do the swap just to say I could measure & tell for sure myself.
 
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