Date:         Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:24:53 -0800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Lawrence Johnson <ljohnson@halhinet.on.ca>
Subject:      Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas mileage

Cory Zumbrennen wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Lawrence Johnson wrote:
> 
> > My wife and I just returned from a trip to Giorgia, Tennessee, Alabama
> > from Ontario, Canada. We drove the long stretches on Interstates (why is
> > the wind always head on?) and took lesser roads through all the
> > beautiful mountains we could find. The whole trip was 2960 miles and we
> > AVERAGED 20.76 miles/gallon (thats US gallon and US miles). Wow you guys
> > have good gas (92 to 94 octane of all brands).
> > More seriously, I think what made ALL THE DIFFERENCE was the INJECTOR
> > CLEANER I used three times allong the trip.
> > Larry
> > '86 Syncro Westy
> >
> 
>         I have definatley noticed this phenomenon many times.  Those tanks
> with the fuel system claener (K44 or is it 44K) just seem to go on and on.
> But when I figure in the cost of the additive, $20 or something
> ridiculous, my cost per mile skyrockets...
> 
> Cory
> '86 Westfalia

We were using cheap injector cleaner ($6.00 for 5 applications) not
OCTANE BUSTER. The cost increase in minimal. A smooth running and
efficient engine is a happy engine so a small cost is worth it.
Larry
'96 Syncro Westfalia