On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Mark McCulley wrote: > I have determined the cause of my 2-3 mpg decrease in mileage after a tuneup > and O2 sensor change. The problem had nothing to do with the tuneup or O2 > sensor change. The problem was an adjustment I made to the throttle switch > because it was not closing at idle sometimes. After readjusting the switch > to spec, mileage is back up to 17.5 mpg in city driving. > > Mark McCulley > 87 syncro Westfalia 17.5, huh? Wow. I have an '81 Westy and get (I must admit I'm guessing here...) maybe 12 mpg in city driving. About 18-20 on the highway since I did the rebuild, but city driving still drinks gas like crazy. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Shea shea@xmission.com Salt Lake City http://www.xmission.com/~shea |
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