why does my car eat so much gas?

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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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Default why does my car eat so much gas?

i turned my car to let it run for about 4-5 mins and my tank went from 1/2 tank to 1/4 tank? why is this?
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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How far does it drive on a tank? My car drops a lot quicker under 3/4 tank, and also, when I turn on the car the needle always drops immediately. What engine/car is it? CEL codes? Obvious problems?
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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its a 90 civic std, i dont drive it, i just filled it with gas and then turned it on and it dropped so fast. maybe spark plugs?
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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Is it running like crap? STD shouldn't eat gas that quickly. Mehbe the needle was at the wrong place when you turned it off or something.
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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yeah its running not so smooth, i know that my timing is off by a bit but can that be a possible reason?
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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When I first did my DOHC ZC swap and ran without a map or crank angle sensor I got 83 miles on my first full tank of 93 octane. Made me sad because there's only one station in town that sells 93 and its a long ways so it was like a waste .

Maybe that helps??
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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when my MAP sensor wasn't connected mine did the same thing
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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Do you have a CEL lit up on your dash?
Anything smell like gas - maybe buseted fuel line?
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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probably the way it was parked.. i know mine will be at a certain spot and when i park on my inclined driveway it'll drop/rise about a 1/4 depending if i face in or out the driveway...

LMAO anyone see the add for body odor at the bottom of the page??
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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^, yeah, WTF, urine off odor remover and foor odor remover.
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