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Date:         Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:58:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Pete Cassidy <pcassidy@APPLE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Pete Cassidy <pcassidy@APPLE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fwd: Need help!
Comments: To: gustavo@faro.ens.uabc.mx
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Ron 'Coyote' Lussier said:

>Can anyone help this gentleman?

>>I´m calling from Baja California, where nobody seems to be able to help me >>with my ´81 air cooled Westfalia Vanagon. The problem is that it consumes >>too much gasoline, about 1 liter each 5.5 kilometers (around 12 >>miles/gallon). I rebuilt the engine with new heads, pistons, etc. two >>months ago. I had the fuel injection system double checked, and it seems >>to be working fine. Spark plugs are white, showing no sign of over >>combustion. Nevertheless, the gas consumption is still the same, too high >>to travel. >> >>Do you have an idea of what can I do? Mechanics here don´t have a clue! >> >>Thank you very much for any help you can give me. Regards,

Hi Gustavo,

My '81 was the same when I got it. 10-12 MPG at best. I did a lot of work on it before I sold it on but what I felt made the greatest difference was that I swapped out the injectors with a new set of remanufactured injectors. The fuel economy soared! That plus a timing adjustment, air filter change and O2 sensor replace did the trick!

Good luck,

Pete C

-- Peter Cassidy, pcassidy@apple.com '88 Wolfsburg "Muriel" *not speaking for Apple*


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