Date:         Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:45:10 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: BAD gas mileage and injector service
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <4E0B5D88.7060806@charter.net>
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If your mileage has dropped from ~20 to ~11 mpg, the problem is almost
certainly a sensor or wiring, not the injectors.  I'd suspect the O2 sensor,
but the Temp2 sensor could also be an issue.

How is the driveability?  Are you getting could of black smoke?  Eshaust
smell very rich?  Did this come on suddenly?

Karl Wolz



|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of John Rodgers
|Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:15 AM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: BAD gas mileage and injector service
|
|  I've used this outfit. Rich Cruzin does an outstanding job.
|He has restored the injectors on all three of my vans. I'm
|real happy with the outcome.
|
|http://www.cruzinperformance.com/
|
|John
|
|John Rodgers
|Clayartist and Moldmaker
|88'GL VW Bus Driver
|Chelsea, AL
|Http://www.moldhaus.com
|
|
|On 6/29/2011 9:55 AM, TJ Hemrick 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
|>
|>
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