Date:         Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:09:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Gas Mileage
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
Comments: cc: Wetwesties <Wetwesties@yahoogroups.com>
In-Reply-To:  <86476e250909261038u21fe3201m7b9c335dec6755d5@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Once I got the cause of my low gas mileage in my 84 auto solved (15 mpg,
average, cause was funky ECU) I now get about 19 mpg highway, even in the
mountains, 17 mpg city.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR



On 9/26/2009 10:38 AM Loren Busch wrote:

> Just took another look at the gas mileage stats for my long trip.  Overall,
> for just over 3,600 miles, was 17.84 mpg.  But with segments as low as 15
> and as high as 21.  The interesting part was the three days running around
> Yellowstone.  In my '90 heavily loaded Westy w/automatic I was running 18,
> 19, 20 mpg for that three days.  And that was a lot (maybe most) of the time
> in 2nd gear because of the constant up and down as we drove the 'loops'
> around the park.  And a lot of backtracking because one part of one loop was
> closed and we had to backtrack a lot.  But with a speed limit of 45 mph.  So
> guys and gals, if you want to save some gas, slow down.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> PICTURES! http://picasaweb.google.com/wetwesties/
>
> To leave us: wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
> Calendar of events: http://www.wetwesties.org/calendar.htm
>
> For technical resources: http://www.wetwesties.org/links.htm
>
> Please conserve bandwidth and clip quoted material in your posts.
> Include only the information that is relevant to your response.
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
> <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
>     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/
>
> <*> Your email settings:
>     Individual Email | Traditional
>
> <*> To change settings online go to:
>     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/join
>     (Yahoo! ID required)
>
> <*> To change settings via email:
>     mailto:wetwesties-digest@yahoogroups.com
>     mailto:wetwesties-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
>
> <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>     wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
> <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
>     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>