Leaving for the Gaspe Bay penisula tomorrow and my 85 westy is getting really lousy gas mileage. (10 mpg). It is not smoking at all but the tail pipe is coated (inside) with a black soot. The power is about normal. I put a new O2 sensor on about 5000 miles ago. Where it hooks into the tailpipe it is bent like it got wacked with a rock or something. If I bend it back it will definitely snap off. I put a fuel tretment additive in and the gas mileage shot back up to 22 mpg, but the last tank of gas I put in it got a whopping 11 mpg. I don't really think it is the O2 sensor. Does anyone have any quick suggestions. I am going to drive about 15 hours tomorrow. It would be great to be getting better gas mileage. Thanks a lot. Going skiing in the Chic Chocs! Michael
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