TR4/4A Fuel mileage TR4

[Kirk_Fisher]

What kind of mileage are you getting? Granted I drive it pretty hard, but my mileage seems to have slipped significantly. I have run out of gas three times in the past month. My fuel gauage isn't working and I haven't had time to take the tank out to repair it.

 

[TR4]

Last time I checked, I was getting about 22mpg with mixed driving highway and city.

 

[Kirk_Fisher]

Wow, I am at like 14.

 

[startech47]

Lead foot

 

[tdskip]

Mixture?

 

[George_H]

Maybe that puddle on the floor in the garage is gas not oil

 

[Geo Hahn]

I just did a 1244 mile drive in the TR4 this past week-end, almost all highway at 70+ mph. The route was mostly above 4000' and the timing set to use regular (86/87) gas. I do have and mostly used overdrive.

For the trip I got 25.9 mpg.

...My fuel gauage isn't working and I haven't had time to take the tank out to repair it.

Is it necessary to remove the tank? I know I've R&Red the sending unit on one of the TRs using some tricky right-angled tools (though I would first confirm that it is the sender that is at fault).

 

[RJS]

23-24 MPG driving mostly on two lane country roads 40-50 MPH in 3rd and 4th gears.

Bob

 

[John_Mc]

I just did a 1244 mile drive in the TR4 this past week-end, almost all highway at 70+ mph. The route was mostly above 4000'

Geo, what was your route? Anything in the desert Southwest/Colorado Plateau is a beautiful drive, but I'm curious to know where you chose to go. How was the weather on your drive? Last year over labor day weekend I drove the TR6 from San Jose to St. George, UT and back, all in 100+ degree weather. Grueling! but fun in its own masochistic way.....

[edit] I didn't track my mileage on that trip, unfortunately...

 

[Geo Hahn]

...Geo, what was your route?...

Tucson - Safford - into New Mexico at Mule Creek - N thru Reserve & Datil - past the VLA - overnight in Socorro - into Santa Fe via Lamy the next morning.

Obligatory Triumph content... this GT6 sits in a yard off US180 in Aragon New Mexico:

Reason for the trip was the Santa Fe Concorso

Return was I-25 to Grants NM - 2-lane hwys thru the Zuni to Show Low - south thru Salt River Canyon to Globe and home.

 

[JodyFKerr]

Sounds like a great run! Those small AZ Highways are so much fun to drive.

I don't suppose you have the skinny on that GT6?

Jody

 

[GilsTR]

Jody...While this is NOT the same GT6 you asked about...
Here is a GT6 I saw on craigslist today. FYI Gil NoCal
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/2624722772.html

 

[JodyFKerr]

Jody...While this is NOT the same GT6 you asked about...
Here is a GT6 I saw on craigslist today. FYI Gil NoCal
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/2624722772.html

Sounds like a good car. I'm not a big fan of restored rides though, I like the romance of the barn find and the rescuing of some forgotten car. There's nothing like hearing the engine run for the first time after many years of neglect.

 

[GilsTR]

Jody...This one could be more what you were talking about.
Gil NoCal https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/2623928453.html

 

[JodyFKerr]

Jody...This one could be more what you were talking about.
Gil NoCal https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/2623928453.html

That's definitely more my speed. Though, if my wife saw the pics she'd demand I keep it purple.

We're planning on moving up to the Seattle area in a couple years. I sincerely hope all these northwestern gems don't dissapear before we can move there!

 

[Geo Hahn]

...I don't suppose you have the skinny on that GT6?

Well, that sign doesn't exactly say they would shoot you if you wandered into the yard, but isn't a very welcoming look.

 

[JodyFKerr]

...I don't suppose you have the skinny on that GT6?

Well, that sign doesn't exactly say they would shoot you if you wandered into the yard, but isn't a very welcoming look.

Ahh, that's where I find showing up with a cooler full of cold beer
helps. And if you're smart you wait until the stories are done and the
owner's a few beers in before you start haggling. :wink:

 

[Geo Hahn]

I like your technique.

If you're really interested, it's just north of Aragon. From Google, this is a view of the yard:

GT6 Yard Find

From that pic you can back out for a map & the exact location.