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• Re: mileage
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 19:29:33 -0500 (EST)
  ...My non Syncro, non westy does a flat 21-22 MPG at 65 MPH. It has no O2 sensor, and no CAT. And goes...
• decreased mileage problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 21:32:17 -0700
  I have determined the cause of my 2-3 mpg decrease in mileage after a tuneup and O2 sensor change. The problem had nothing...
• gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 06:11:31 -0500
  ...the mileage under all conditions was pretty close to 20 mpg... lowest 17.. highest 21.5... I did have a patch of 7 mpg...
• Re: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Magee
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:49:40 -0500
  ...wasserboxer 2.1L w/auto to 1.9TDI? If so what are your mpg figures city/hwy? If this conversion gets anything above 25MPG...
• Re: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:44:02 -0700
  ...wasserboxer 2.1L w/auto to 1.9TDI? If so what are your mpg figures city/hwy? If this conversion gets anything above 25MPG...
• Re: AW: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 01:45:51 -0800
  ...mpg, the best mileage was 28.7 mpg at vacation in the netherlands going @ >40-50 mph, the worst mileage was 22 mpg at...
• The spirit of the original Beetle Lives on...
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Fri, 10 May 2002 20:41:25 -0400
  I doesn't look practical only holding 2 passengers, but, then again, I own a Van that averages 19 MPG. Of course, if I...
• Re: Diesel Westy MPG? Cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:06:15 -0800
  When I had the stock 1.6D in my 1982 Westfalia, I consistently got 27-29 MPG at 55-60 MPH with a 5...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 3 May 2005 10:29:29 -0600
  ...stick- 84 Westy got over 20 mpg. , & I am > sticking to my story!!!Usually get 18-19 mpg, tho!>> > ok, I'll bite-what...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:46:56 -0600
  We once had Identical f350 dialogs other than 460ci gasser and the other 7.3L powerstroke empty the gasser got 12-13 mpg the...
• Re: Synchro MPG
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:30:20 -0400
  ...Stock wheels, highway driving, I typically saw 18 mpg in my 86 7 passenger and my 91 Westy Syncro. When I switched to 15...
• Re: 84 dont smoke no more (27 MPG??)
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:23:48 -0400
  I'm with Tony, 27 MPG!! What am I doing wrong!! Charles ---------- > From: Tony Moore <tony@moorelab.com> > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon...
• window trim optional?
  Historical mailing list - R & R
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:43:40 -0400
  ...I understand that my mileage will increase to about 26 MPG. Here's the question part...Is there a "modern" power plant conversion that...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:13:32 -0700
  ...My 83.5 westy used to get 17-18 mpg in town and 19-20 on freeway before engine rebuild. Now it is like...
• Re: Running rich and low mpg
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:46:24 -0700
  ...Ecu never sees the sensor warm up so leaves mixture rich and mpg goes down. They can be tested. May also need to check...
• Re: Tough driving(thin air)
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:43:28 -0700
  ...I live at about 4500' and get 12 to 13 MPG. At sea level I > get 3 MPG more. Is there a fix for...
• Re: used Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:34:56 -0700
  for fuel mileage I would say you can expect around 19 to 20 mpg, with a high of about 21 mpg on the highway...
• 85L gas tank was Re: dealer for some South African parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:47:48 EST
  ...So let's say with the "16" gallon tank at 20 MPG you have a highway cruising distance of 320 miles--at 19 MPG...
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:17:55 -0600
  ...Is > that about right? > > > > What highway speed / RPM do most of you drive at? What is your MPG? > > > > > > Thanks > > Stan Shapiro >
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Ellen
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:28:50 -0700
  Actually, onthis last camping trip to Horsethief Lake a couple weeks ago (no mountain travel) Lola did her usual 20 MPG. I haven't...
• Re: What is rpm @ 70 mph?
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 13:44:45 -0700
  ...I normally get 18-20 mpg with my Carat and 15-17 with the Syncro. I have gotten as high as 24 in the...
• Re: Engine swap conversion details are now online!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 May 1999 17:43:23 -0700
  ...Is there any provision made to duct pre-heated air into the air intake? How was the 25 mpg (Imperial or US) mileage figure...
• Re: Engine swap time
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:02:11 -0400
  ...With my 1.9 I used to get about 21 mpg (GPS confirmed) at 63 mph with the air conditioner off. With the 2...
• Re: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:57:46 -0700
  ...and if diesel costs you $2/gal and you get 50 mpg from the Beetle TDI versus 20 mpg on your 'other car'. Now...
• 87 Westy mileage 13 mpg
  Historical mailing list - Ken Anderson
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 17:22:09 -0800
  I'm getting about 13 mpg combined city and country. Automatic transmission, 199,000 km (120,000 miles), recently tuned up. I just noticed...
• Re: Synchro MPG
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:12:48 -0700
  my non-syncro gets 11-12 mpg in the city (lots of stop-and-go) and 18-20 on the freeway. art '82 westy...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:47:37 -0500
  ...Every bulletin board I'm on there is a certain percentage of members who post very impressive MPG numbers. I am an enthusiast which...
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 21 May 2004 03:27:43 -0400
  ...it would be interesting driving 55 mph and reporting to the list any change in mpg. i have heard "stories" of chevy police caprices...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 18:00:50 -0400
  ...Our average 20.6 mpg were US gallons. In Imperial gallons our fuel consumption is 25.8 mpg. Another difference that I have noticed...
• observations on gas mileage with 27" tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 14:36:50 PDT
  ...18 mpg After (w/ 27x8.50-14 BFG All Terrain): 16 mpg The difference is about 11%. Of this 11%, about 6% can be...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 3 May 2005 07:37:11 -0500
  Your looking at just about the best your 2.1 is going to gve for mpg. other than adding a JATO assist system. You...
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:38:48 -0300
  ...Is > that about right? > > > > What highway speed / RPM do most of you drive at? What is your MPG? > > > > > > Thanks > > Stan Shapiro
• Gas Mileage (Ireland/USA)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 13:39:47 -0400
  ...When I went from Delaware to the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, I got 19 mpg. On the way back, with the good Virginia...
• wither my gas mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 11:30:47 -0600
  ...I have a '84 manual 1.9l, which I was getting a beautiful 20+ mpg out of (even in the city!) for quite a...
• Re: Fuel mileage: normal?
  Historical mailing list - Wagner, James W., , SAF/AQPS
  Mon, 8 May 2000 13:45:42 -0400
  ...My 84 Westy 1.9L gas engine is getting about 16.3 MPG. Normal? I hear about others getting 19 - 22 MPG but maybe...
• Re: '81 Has 13 MPG--last mo. 18 MPG???
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:31:59 -0500
  ...For 2+ years my rebuilt air cooled has > gotten 18 MPG. We do all our own maintenance per Bentley. In 11/02 > passed emissions...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:23:14 -0700
  Results so far, sorted first by transmission type, then by mpg. As can be seen, in the automatic transmission category, Rocky Squirrel (me) has...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! . . . and Gas Guzzlers to Boot
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:52:35 EST
  ...It ran like a dream, damn near froze me out of the thing and returned over 20 MPG. To be fair, this was mostly...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:40:03 -0700
  ...A +/- 1 liter variation (that's a LOT) in shutoff point at fillup from 1/4 tank will only result in a .25 MPG...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:41:28 -0800
  ...And.............there is a huge difference between a 12 to 15 mpg 'big truck' or V-8 SUV and a 33 mpg Honda Civic...
• Re: misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:57:39 -0400
  ...If I don't shift >> extremely early the mpg figure drops dramatically. Early shifting is >> around 2800 rpm (at most). On the Vanagons, I...
• Fw: Low MPG & Carbon Monoxide Smell
  Historical mailing list - The Martins
  Fri, 8 May 1998 06:18:06 -0500
  ...Low MPG & Carbon Monoxide Smell > Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 6:13 AM > > I changed my O2 sensor, coolant temp sensor, all vaccumm lines...
• Re: Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 16:24:19 +0100
  25 US mpg for the (factory) 1.6 turbodiesel 27 US mpg for the NA diesel Robin John wrote: > Colin Moran wrote: > > > I usually...
• 130 mph in a vanagon, what MPG?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 17:41:11 -0800
  ...Since 65mph yields about 20 mpg, 130 mph would give what, about 5 mpg? Maybe even less since the rpm would be so high...
• Re: Octane smoctane
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 26 May 2007 03:58:17 -0700
  ...or 24.24 mpg Imp on 91 oct and 8.245 km/li or 19.71 mpg U.S. or 23.29 mpg Imp...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 16:42:37 -0600
  ...It has a waterboxer rebuild (110K miles at time of >> installation) and now has 155K miles. >> >> I averaged 18.76 mpg (much worse coming...
• Re: Eurovan vs Vanagon and Cognitive dissonance
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 08:22:15 -0700
  ...Eurovan vs Vanagon and Cognitive dissonance > > > I still only get 15 MPG. How do you get 23 MPG? Is yours gas > or diesel? > > William...
• Re: Dual Webbers on a 2.1 water cooler
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:18:53 -0700
  ...My MPG went from about 19 mpg (with the Solex) to about 16 mpg with the Weber, As I leaned the carb out, MPG...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:26:59 -0700
  ...Normal mpg? > > I hijacked a thread earlier this year to ask about this, but never got > it sorted out. > > I don't seem to...
• Re: Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 28 May 2008 18:20:56 -0700
  29 mpg / $4.18 = 6.9377 miles per dollar for the Jetta (last fill up). I haven't driven the '84 Westy enough yet...
• Re: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:19:10 -0700
  ...wasserboxer 2.1L w/auto to 1.9TDI? If so what are your mpg figures city/hwy? If this conversion gets anything above 25MPG...
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:27:56 -0400
  ...Usually get about 17 -18 MPG. Pete O '87 Westy "JoesVan" '79 Westy "Aardvark" On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Stan...
• MPG Survey: Info request
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 00:26:23 PST
  In the past couple of days I have seen two references to MPG. I would also like to compare my fuel consumption with others...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:10:35 -0500
  ...her. > > Yet, the MPG has been declining over the last two months - down from 18 mpg > to 11.5 mpg. No fuel leaks. new...
• Re: Frydaye Follies ... 90 automatic FS, gets 30+ mpg!!! ;)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:57:00 -0700
  ...and we all know how them automatic > vanagons get such great mpg! ;) > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15291&item...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:53:47 -0500
  Hello, My 85 1.9 westy got 22.5 mpg last summer, on a trip. Nothin special about the condition or tune on this...
• Air cooled vanagon trip report
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:24:25 -0400
  ...down man!!) ha ha ;) MPG numbers: -avg mpg - 18.74 -best mpg - 22.53 (south massachusets coast) -worst mpg - 16.58 (boston area) Engine...
• Re: Was Ford Galaxy Friday, now Technology Comparison
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:56:26 -0600
  ...I have since put on low rolling resistence tires (Continental Eco Plus), but that has not made much difference in the mpg. I will...
• Re: MPH and MPG
  Historical mailing list - John Olmsted
  Sat, 31 May 1997 19:19:47 -0400
  ...On the > way home we got 24 mpg, the best ever, even with the boat on the > roof at > 60-65 mph. That flies...
• Re: Great MPG westy on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 22:11:16 -0500
  ...Great MPG westy on ebay > Just saw a new listing on ebay for a 1980 Westy with a 2.0l Air cooled. > > A quote...