Date:         Fri, 15 Nov 1996 11:15:28 -0800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Pat.Spragge@wj.com
Subject:      Re: mileage revisited

     Sean,
     
     That sounds like what I get on my '85 westy w/auto here in No. Calif..  I 
     wonder how rich I'm running since it is a real slug in the mountains(nature 
     of the beast?), but I haven't checked it out.  All the posts about 
     tightening up the air sensor flap spring have me somewhat curious about 
     checking it out.  Especially when I here some list members getting ~20mpg, 
     or is this wishful thinking.
     
     Pat


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Subject: mileage revisited
Author:  Sean Bartnik <sbart7kb@www.mwc.edu> at INTERNET
Date:    11/15/96 12:13 PM


Hey all,
Yesterday I drove from Fredericksburg, VA to Laurel MD, which turned out
to be a round trip of 175 miles (I love trip odometers!) and I filled
the tank immediately before getting on the interstate, so it was all
highway driving.  Well, I filled up again when I got back and in that
175 miles I had used 11.065 gallons of gas, whihc comes out to 15.85
mpg!  That's awful!  I was driving with the speedometer between 60 and
65, depending on who was in front of me.  It's depressing to see the gas
gauge be that far down after a short trip like that.  Everything seems
to be running normally and all that.  Anyone got mileage like that on
the highway?  That's about 5 mpg less than my old '78 got on the
highway.  

Sean