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• Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:27:09 -0800
  ...I'm fiddling with a fuel consumption calculator device and I'm too lazy to look up the flow rate on the injectors. I...
• Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 May 2009 18:29:45 -0400
  ...MV High Fuel Consumption I need some opinions... I have just returned from my first 'real' trip with our Westy. I was a little...
• Re: Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or "parts vanagon"
  Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 20:29:27 -0700
  ...Even "old" technology works to reduce my fuel consumption. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Young > Lafayette, CA 94549 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Sinclair" <alan@DETERMINISTICNETWORKS.COM> > To: <vanagon...
• Re: Recent Touring Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 08:38:31 -0700
  ...This drove me nuts when I first got my Golf, because in Canada, all fuel consumption figures are first given in l/100 km...
• Re: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 16:13:02 +0000
  ...It should result in higher fuel consumption. BTW, I'm curious. Why did you send the note both to me and the list? This...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Thu, 30 May 2002 11:07:41 -0500
  ...However, I have yet to see any noticeable consumption between oil changes from the 2.0 in my '81. I checked the oil yesterday...
• Re: Oil Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 23:35:57 -0700
  ...It used >under a half quart of oil on the entire trip! Does anyone else get this >kind of low oil consumption? I have...
• Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:16:09 -0700
  Ok, so I'm getting *at*most* 15Mpg on my '87 Westy Camper with A/T. Is this normal? I checked the tires and...
• Re: Gas prices Uk..read and weep!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Apr 1996 11:48:37 -0400
  do you mean imperial gallons or US gallons?? I was really dumbfounded that when cars come to america they suddenly increase their fuel consumption...
• Norcold DC0040
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:41:26 -0600
  How's the power consumption? How long can you go without running the engine if you have an auxillary battery? How much did you...
• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 15:05:30 -0800
  ...This point is easily identifiable if you have a quality temperature gauge and are meticulous about oil consumption monitoring during break-in. I don...
• Re: 81 Westfaila
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:32:00 -0800
  ...if so it's you oil consumption...
• Re: fuel mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 08:07:40 -0800
  Joel! Are you listening? On Friday, would you please post the average fuel consumption of the all the various types of cars? Why not...
• Gas Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 15:17:51 EST
  on my way back to work i noticed i went through a quarter tank of gas awfully fast, and the van wasn't accelerating...
• Re: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 04:48:52 +0000
  ...Fuel consumption >Gary -- >First, let me say that I think cruise control is the greatest thing since >sliced bread! I haven't owned a...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dan Landry
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:25:48 ADT
  ...petrol consumption Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:21:02 -0400 In reading the discussions of the various mpg averages, I noticed that many...
• Re: Vanagon or Econobox?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:52:10 +1200
  ...above this and fuel-consumption jumps, whatever the vehicle. My 89 diesel Corolla commercial wagon got the same consumption with a low-ratio commercial...
• Re: Laptop Power Consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Billy
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:27:34 -0800
  ...know is Watts, which BTW is how we Canadians measure power consumption. So we pull out Ohms Law which states R = V/I (V...
• Re: Dometic RC2000 propane consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 21:03:02 -0400
  ...Dometic RC2000 propane consumption? Not truly Vanagon-related except in a camping/Dometic refrigerator kind of way. I'm considering getting a Dometic RC2000...
• Re: Gas Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, David R FOR:EX
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 15:53:24 -0800
  ...Gas Consumption on my way back to work i noticed i went through a quarter tank of gas awfully fast, and the van wasn...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:23:07 -0800
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Gas consumption higher in winter? > Well, as I mentioned my driving habits are no different now than they > are in summer, and...
• Re: Load vs fuel consumption..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:56:25 -0700
  ...Load vs fuel consumption.. How exactly do you make use of the scales? Can anyone just drive though and get their van weighed? Is...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:24:48 -0700
  ...Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top) I think you're already there. Jim On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 5...
• '82 diesel, oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 18:13:27 -0800
  ...Sense doing that I have noticed a great incerase in my oil consumption. I was going about 400-600 miles per quart but now...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:18:06 -0400
  ...Fridge Burner box Lehman's probably doesn't measure fuel consumption in 100F weather. That's when it really matters. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel...
• Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:21:11 -0700
  Does anyone know what the propane consumption is on the fridge? How long would it run on a full tank of LP? thanks Dane...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter? The Reasons!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:25:39 -0500
  Syncros and automatics seem to be particularly effected but increased fuel consumption during colder weather is normal for a number of reasons. Cold weather...
• Re: '86 up vanagon owners....you still need an oil gauge!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 13:38:17 -0700
  > Normal oil consumption (1 qt./1500 miles. I don't consider this normal oil consumption... at 90k miles on engine mine consumes zero up...
• Fwd: Watercooled Vanagon 2.1L ECU Chip upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:48:20 EDT
  ...not seen any loss of fuel consumption, however our customers have noted in many cases, better fuel consumption, but as you know it always...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel, work?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:38:05 -0400
  Sorry but the tabs got messed up, so the columns are not clean. See the raw data at http://jones.colorado.edu/VW/ScanGaugeTest...
• Re: vanagon conversion to mazda rotary engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:41:07 -0500
  It would probably fit...but...these have a reputation for high fuel consumption with poor torque. Doesn't sound like a Vanagon solution. This...
• Re: 130 mph in a vanagon, what MPG?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:28:28 -0800
  ...While the fuel consumption per minute may be 4 times as great at 130 mph versus 65, the distance traveled in that time is...
• Re: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 06:08:48 -0500
  ...Fuel consumption Hi, I am new to Vanagons, And I am in the process of getting used to The way they drive, their Care...
• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 15:08:38 -0800
  ...What percentage of your consumption is due to loose tolerances during engine warmup? Mike Snow
• Re: Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 23:31:21 -0400
  That was at about 65 miles an hour, with a moderate tail wind. Greg. Chris Stann wrote: > > I got 23 mpg on a 3...
• Re: OT E85 in our future?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 17:12:36 -0300
  ...To say nothing about driving up the cost of corn for livestock and human consumption and they get incentives to grow the corn. It...
• Re: Local gas prices
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:09:39 -0500
  ...Gas consumption across North America didn't go down last year. But it could have. If think if the price of gas were really...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:05:41 -0700
  ...oil consumption > Hi all.... I need a little list help. > > What's an acceptable oil consumption for an 1800 inline4 motor? > > Why do I...
• Re: Dometic DC power consumption
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 5 May 1998 12:01:34 -0700
  ...Dometic DC power consumption > > FWIW, I was glancing at my Dometic installation manual yesterday and > came > across an interesting spec: The refrigerator draws 7...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:15:57 -0700
  ...power, that is where you will be most economical with fuel consumption. I understand the WBX motor was designed to run at lower rpms...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:37:21 -0600
  ...I wrote earlier: "Actually, fuel consumption MIGHT improve slightly due to more accurate mixture control. " When I wrote about compression ratio improving fuel efficiency...
• Re: Synthetic oil or DINO
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:35:51 EDT
  ...Just done the head job, oil consumption remains about 3/4 of a qt for 2000 miles. The multivan has 114,000 miles on...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 13:58:07 CDT
  ...petrol consumption >Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:25:48 ADT > >There's a sticker beside my fuel cap than says minimum octane to...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:55:22 -0500
  ...5000, so that is where I drive it and my gas > consumption goes down if I let the revs fall... And as Frank said...
• Re: '86 up vanagon owners....you still need an oil gauge!
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:26:17 -0500
  <<<snip>>>> Normal oil consumption (1 qt./1500 miles. I don't consider this normal oil consumption... at 90k miles on engine mine consumes zero...
• Portable fridge advice wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Aug 1996 13:50:14 +0100
  ...What about the risks of leaving the gas on while travelling? What is power consumption like at 12V DC? 2. Thermoelectric Coolbox (eg Koolatron...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dan Landry
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 20:24:24 ADT
  ...petrol consumption Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:48:43 +1100 Sorry Bud, I consistently get approx. 11.2 l/100km [25.2 MPG...
• Dometic RC2000 propane consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 07:44:58 -0700
  ...On 12V it pulls 7A so its propane fuel consumption is probably about the same as the RM182. The manual* says that the burner...
• gas consumption
  Historical mailing list - freeholder bill
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 21:40:38 -0700
  ...What should I check to reduce my gas consumption? Could the altitude make that much difference? I know it has a lot more power...
• Dometic DC power consumption
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 5 May 1998 08:55:47 -0700
  FWIW, I was glancing at my Dometic installation manual yesterday and came across an interesting spec: The refrigerator draws 7 amps when operating on...
• Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:40:35 -0800
  > 0.6 gallons per hour. > ....and at 16.1lbs/hr flow rate per injector, 6.125lbs per gallon for gasoline, that's..... a 5...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:55:18 -0700
  ...Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top) ________________________________ From: Danny C. <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 10:18:37...
• Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 18 May 2009 15:33:03 -0700
  ...I was a little shocked at the fuel consumption and yes there are > no leaks :-) > > For 183 km I burned 24.5 litres 13...
• Re: New Engine report
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:10:24 -0500
  ...Your consumption doesn't seem right. > Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:08:58 -0400 > From: ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET> > Subject: Re: New...
• Re: gas consumption
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 16:05:25 EST
  Have you ever thought of replacing the Oxygen sensor? If this is worn out or defective it could be the root of your problem...
• Re: Idling downhill? (Was: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:56:29 -0500
  So there's really ZERO gas going into the cylinders at, say, 3K rpm while you're rolling downhill in gear? Good to know...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:04:30 -0400
  ...in other words, if there is no overall effect on longterm power consumption . . . then why does Vitrifrigo even bother giving the option of three...
• Re: Increasing fuel economy/decreasing con$umption
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 May 2008 11:34:27 -0500
  ...Very consistent fuel consumption over about > 30k miles during that time. > So I reduced my highway/freeway speeds down to 55 max for these...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:59:26 -0700
  ...Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top) ________________________________ From: Danny C. <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 10:18:37...
• What is the capacity in grams of the stock propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:48:48 -0500
  ...It lists fuel consumption at 113 grams per hour. How many grams of propane does the stock tank hold? Thanks, Chris