The most dramatic improvement that I've found on my '87 Westy automatic was measured at a constant 75 mph highway driving, versus 65 mph, versus 55 mph. 3 to 5 mpg gain! Enjoy the scenery by driving slower on longer trips! Mike B. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Edward Maglott" <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:48 PM To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: Re: Gas Mileage Improvements? > In my 86 2.1 Auto I get 18 at best. On the hwy I try to stay under > 60 and that helps. recent "mix" tank was 15.9, on a trip that was a > lot of mtn driving, mostly not on interstates, it was 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, > 17.6. > > Edward > > At 05:58 PM 7/20/2010, Michael Sullivan wrote: >>I have a 91 GL Auto with approx 188K miles. I tracked a recent tank from >>empty to empty again. I put in 14.4 gallons and got 218 miles out of it. >>This equates to only 15.14 mpg. A/C was off majority of time. This sucks >>worse than I thought. These are a mix of highway and city miles. Can I >>get >>some suggestions on improving this, please? >> Michael in San Antonio >>P.S. No engine conversion suggestions, please. Thanks in advance. >>91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' >>73 Beetle |
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