Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:20:33 -0700
Reply-To: Ron Toby <ronkat81@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Ron Toby <ronkat81@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry
In-Reply-To: <47E71660.1080108@gmail.com>
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Thanks everyone. I appreciate all the help.
Yeah You're right the 71 is a Type 2, but is that also what during that era is referred to, if it has the camper package, as a campmobile? I have always wondered what the campmobile name was used for. Also during that time the van like mine has the ice box and the sink which I converted to a electric sink. Were there different styles like the weekender and the full camper in the vanagon? I know that there were different conversion companies but hadn't ever seen much but the regular bus and the camper like mine on a mass scale.
The pre-sensor, as I called it because I don't know the actual name, looks like a smaller version of the o2 and it is located up on the the intake. It is probably a airflow sensor as it is located in the air cleaner housing intake.
I saw that the mileage is 15 in the city and 21 on hwy. I also have put 205/75 tires on my vanagon to help increase the mileage Mike sent me to the page that had a survey of fuel economy (thanks)! Now I realize that I am getting a lower than usual. I thought that the van had to be malfunctioning in some way. My grandfather had three of them a 71, 78, 85. I was born in 81 so I remember the two later ones. Grandfather and I were talking the other day and he was telling me the same that he was getting around 21-23 on the hwy. With fuel at 3.25 here in Goldsboro NC I must do something.
Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
Howdy, Ron. For mileage, see http://vanagonwiki.net/index.php/Mileage
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR
On 3/23/2008 6:42 PM Ron Toby wrote:
> Hello everyone, I am a new member here at the List. I am very happy to be a part of the group and hope to be able to learn alot from everyone here.
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> I have two questions:
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> One- How many miles to the gallon have some people been able get on e 1985 VW Vanagon Westy? Mine is the Weekender package. My poor fuel economy (about 14 - 15 mpg) I thought was perhaps due to my O2 sensor. I just purchased the van last Nov. and experienced sluggishness during takeoff after the van was warm. the o2 light was on so I figured that the sensor was old and replaced it. While waiting to replace it I disconnected it and no more problem with sputtering. After my new o2 arrived I replaced it and still the same problem. it is now still disconnected. There is also a pre-sensor or something on the intake. I have tried different combo's of connection of pre-sensor connected and o2 disconnected and vice versa but the o2 disconnected is the best. Help Please!!!! My mileage is low and fuel is high
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> Two - I was also wondering does anyone know of a source that would have the original courderoy upholstry. My seat bottoms are ragged but my backs are fine. I would love to match that tan material.
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> Thanks everyone!!!!
>
> Leron
> 1971 VW Vanagon Westy
> 1985 VW Vanagon Westy
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