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Date:         Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:17:03 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Bad gas milleage
Comments: To: jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
In-Reply-To:  <BE89AD6B.A2A7%camper@tactical-bus.info>
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Vanagons only have 3 speed automatics. 3rd is a direct drive.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of jimt Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 8:31 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Bad gas milleage

On 4/18/05 17:56, "Leo Lee" <leo0365@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> The two new tires at the front are Capitol 185R14C 8P.R. (From the tire it > also said 102/100P, Radial SV-820, 65psi). The diameter from surface to > surface is 25 inches. I inflated the front tires to 45psi. Not sure this will > help. By the way, it has autotrans, I have never seen the van drove over 70 > mph at 3.8k rpm. Just my wife and I on the van, and it should be considered > light load. This is the multivan, does not have the heavy kitchen stuffs. The > wind was around 5-10 mph, not bad. >

That is the stock tire size. If the rear tires are the same then you should be reading correctly on tach and speedo unless the auto is slipping on the 4th gear bands.

Note I also just found the ratio for AT in top gear. The manual (4sp) is approx 18mph per k - 76mph at 4k (I might have said 19 first time<ooops) The auto is approx 16mph per k - 64 at 4k

........................................ jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com


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