# Gas hog **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford, f150\ **Created:** [December 20, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933 "2010-12-20T01:24:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![greaser380](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@greaser380](https://community.cartalk.com/u/greaser380)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/21 "2010-12-20T17:25:22Z")
google surch is a peac of well you know it dont have any thing on it ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/22 "2010-12-20T17:30:21Z")
I’ll take a look… ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/23 "2010-12-20T17:34:21Z")
If you have an A/C equipped model like I do, the SPOUT connector is right up against the evaporator housing on the engine side, hanging out of a wire harness. It’s a black connector shell with 2 short yellow/green wires on one end, and a removable plug on the other. It’s taped to the side of the harness, but not wrapped in it. Read more: [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where\_is\_the\_single\_wire\_in-line\_SPOUT\_connector\_on\_a\_1989\_Bronco\_II\_2.9\_liter\_fuel\_injected\_engine#ixzz18fsEd2qK](http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_is_the_single_wire_in-line_SPOUT_connector_on_a_1989_Bronco_II_2.9_liter_fuel_injected_engine#ixzz18fsEd2qK) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/24 "2010-12-20T17:48:57Z")
Check for a faulty coolant temp sensor for the computer. If the sensor has failed where it’s telling the computer the coolant temp is -20? all the time, the engine management system never goes into the closed loop mode and will inject large amounts of fuel into the engine. Tester ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/25 "2010-12-20T17:53:58Z")
Is this large amount of fuel (washing?) the engine? ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/26 "2010-12-20T17:56:41Z")
No,there is a different wire to jump if you want the engine to be washed. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/27 "2010-12-20T18:00:54Z")
No Comprende ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/28 "2010-12-20T18:08:02Z")
They should pull the oil dipstick out and smell the oil on the dipstick. If it has a gas odor then the oil is gas contaminated and the engine is being washed down with gas. Tester ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/29 "2010-12-20T18:13:18Z")
Thats what i was asking. I had it happen with my old Chevy Bus Camper ---
**Author:** ![greaser380](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@greaser380](https://community.cartalk.com/u/greaser380)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/30 "2010-12-20T19:54:00Z")
so do i unplug the plug to time it ---
**Author:** ![Bladecutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bladecutter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bladecutter)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/31 "2010-12-20T20:30:46Z")
Quick question: How many different modifications are on your truck? What size tires? How big of a lift kit? How heavy is your foot when you accelerate from a stop? How long do you leave the truck idling for? How high are the rpms when you start it from overnight cold, and how long do they stay at that rpm? BC. ---
**Author:** ![greaser380](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@greaser380](https://community.cartalk.com/u/greaser380)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/32 "2010-12-20T20:42:08Z")
there is no gas in crank ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/33 "2010-12-20T20:48:55Z")
If i remember right he smells RAW GAS this tells me its leaking which sounds right at 2 mpg. ---
**Author:** ![greaser380](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@greaser380](https://community.cartalk.com/u/greaser380)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/34 "2010-12-20T20:49:41Z")
stock f150 4x2 i dont hot rod some times 3-5 min 900 cold 600-500 hot ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/35 "2010-12-20T20:55:07Z")
Whats the temperature where you live on theses cold starts ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/36 "2010-12-20T20:56:26Z")
900 is closer to a hot idle speed ---
**Author:** ![Bladecutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bladecutter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bladecutter)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/37 "2010-12-20T21:03:14Z")
Manual or Automatic? Have you tested to see if the brakes are dragging? If you can lift up the rear end on the truck, and spin each tire, you should be able to tell. Check the front tires, too. How much highway driving do you do? BC. ---
**Author:** ![greaser380](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@greaser380](https://community.cartalk.com/u/greaser380)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/38 "2010-12-20T21:47:24Z")
brakes arnt draging all is free i have not run out of gas yet im thinking it mite be gas gauge notworking it says 1/2 tank sitting when i turn the key on it goes to just above empty ---
**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/39 "2010-12-20T21:54:19Z")
Im thinking its the gauge. I have a friend with a ford about the same year and the gauge is goofy. Put a can of gas in the back and set the odometer (if you have one) fill tank every 150-200 miles ---
**Author:** ![greaser380](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@greaser380](https://community.cartalk.com/u/greaser380)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933/40 "2010-12-20T22:20:10Z")
i was just getting ready to sell ill check this out [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-hog/58933.md?page=3)