Date:         Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:17:15 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: BAD gas mileage and injector service
Comments: To: TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BANLkTinm_rdsDUe=Hf0=7Yo-gyM9yVmu3A@mail.gmail.com>
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Maybe your O2 sensor has gone out, leaving you in "open loop" mode and its
notoriously bad gas mileage.

Jim

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 9:55 AM, TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
>  I'm nailing out a whopping 10-12 mpg in my van and my first thought turned
> to how "rough" my 24 year old injectors must be.  My first reaction was to
> get new ones and then I wondered about getting them "balanced and
> blueprinted" at one of those places that do it for big horsepower cars.
>  Does anyone have a contact for someone who they'd recommend to the list
> based on the quality of their work and fairness of price for such services.
>
>  Along with that, any other thoughts on why I'm burning fuel as fast as the
> QE 2?  Oh, and that was highway mileage... Ugh...
>
> Thanks,
>
> TJ
>