Sounds like I ought to try that. In one month of commuting, I racked up $831.00 in gasoline charges (my primary commute car, a TDI, was out of commission). I can't fill the tank so didn't try to figure fuel mileage, but my best guess is around 13-15. Yuck. I've used up my fossil fuel allotment for a long time, I think! Donna, 87 Syncro On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > Vanutes, > > When Rocket put out his survey on gas mileage I was in contention for low > award, 13+ mpg in a 87 syncro. Might have found the problem. Put in a new > O2 > sensor last year when the old one quit working. > > Paul of Valley Wagenworks says Bosche sold a bunch of O2 sensors last year > that were bad out of the box. So he's getting me an American made one. > > Wish me luck. > > Mike > |
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