Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:45:41 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry
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If your upholstery is like the tan 'shreadomatic' corderroy in my 85
Wolfsbeurg Weekender you want a mterial more durable than that for sure ?
Shouldn't be too hard if you check with a serious fabric store, or
upholstery shops.
Cant' imaging what you mean by 'pre-sensor on the intake.'
Air Flow Meter ? maybe that's it. I consider them a weak link, but saying
that isn't a Diagnosis.
How are vanagon engines supposed to get repaired back to proper running if
people are just guessing at parts and disconnecting things ?
I empthacize too because even if you take it to car shops it's very hard
to find one very clever and experienced with vanagons. I sort through these
all the time, and it can take me a while too sometimes.
But all the checks and tests are right in the Bentley manual. It's almost
like the skill of real troubleshooting and diagnosing got lost.
Like oh....anyone check the throttle switches, or ohm check the temp
sensor the ECU reads through ? ..stuff like that ya know.
My 85 Weekender with auto trans and 2.1 watberboxer engine gets 16 on the
highway which I'm not that happy with. I don't expect to see that ever get
above 17 to 18 tops with a waterboxer engine.
With a Subaru 2.2 I would hope to see 20 to 22 mpg.
Scott
www.turbovans.com <http://www.turbovans.com/>
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Ron Toby
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 6:43 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry
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.
I have two questions:
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
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.
Thanks everyone!!!!
Leron
1971 VW Vanagon Westy
1985 VW Vanagon Westy
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