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• Re: '81 Has 13 MPG--last mo. 18 MPG???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:22:34 -0600
  Peel the cover off your AFM, if the contactor isn't returning all the way to the right that will foul your mileage. Stan...
• Re: Mileage report with 16" tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:55:55 -0500
  ...To what do you attribute this remarkable mileage (23.24 mpg U.S., compared to about 19 - 20 mpg U.S. for most vanagons...
• Re: Still lousy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 2 May 2012 16:27:49 -0400
  18 mpg is fine for an auto but I routinely get 20.5 mpg, fully loaded with camping gear and 3 people. I get...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 22:57:46 -0800
  ...whence: > > mpg = miles driven/gallons of fuel used = 198 mi/11 gal = 18 mi/gal. > > further, we usually have some sense of the expected...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 00:25:20 -0500
  ...the wide variations in mpg we're seeing here could very well be related to odometer variations in these 20+ year old vehicles. Bentley...
• Re: mileage figures
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 15:41:16 -0800
  ...A whopping 15.6 mpg. The high for this period is 18.5 mpg; the low is 12.2 mpg. Just a data point.
• Re: Other Engine Swaps
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:52:05 EDT
  ...27 mpg. And SVX's are what, again? >> A Fiero with a 300 HP engine getting 27 mpg says nothing pertinent to a Vanagon...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:09:51 -0600
  ...A 1986 > 420SEL is rated 15 MPG in town, 18 MPG Highway and also burns premium gas > only. My same year, same body 300SDL...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! . . . and Gas Guzzlers to Boot
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:00:33 -0800
  Going 80-85 in South Dakota last year hour after hour flat out I got 19 mpg. This is from an inline four engine...
• Re: good ole' Chevron Techron
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 May 1996 10:17:23 -0700
  ...I thought I'd let you all know my city mpg has jumped up to *25*. Before using the Techron, driving in stop/go...
• Re: mpg, was Retro-f. F.I.
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 13:24:47 -0700
  ...Trans., no extras > >> > -> 15-17 mpg on short trips > >> > -> up to 22 or 23 mpg on long highway runs (60-65 mph) > >> > >> well, see...
• Re: Poor MPG, '81 Westy -- Injector Problems?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 15:50:16 +0000
  ...you van's poor MPG <P>Sincerely, <P>Mark Keller <BR>91 Carat WLE automatic&nbsp; 21-23 MPG routinely <P>Lee Wood wrote...
• fessin' up
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 23 Feb 1995 15:48:43 CST6CDT
  ...Averaging all figures for some 400 miles logged in the last 2 days I get an even-steven 38 mpg, not bad but no...
• Trip report and MPG Record.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:45:41 EDT
  ...The worst was 17 MPG in Nebraska into a nasty headwind with the a/c on. Tia, Mark and Kelley, 87 Westie Blue Vinnie
• Re: (NVC)- A different kind of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:54:25 -0400
  ...Downside; my 2001 F-250 w/5.4L gets between 10 mpg(pulling horse trailer) and 12.5 mpg. I would expect similar , or...
• Re: Supercharged Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:20:57 -0700
  ...1.9L TDI:--25.7 to 35.3 mpg (avg 29.7 mpg) V6 TDI: ---21.7 to 28.2 mpg (avg 24.6...
• Re: More Energy Saving schtuff...VLVC
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:17:43 -0400
  ...We tend to neglect the effect driving habits can have on mpg, focussing instead on mechanical advances. In the case of these old Vanagons...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:22:39 -0400
  ...I was pretty happy at 24 mpg. I am extremely happy at 26. When I travel, I normally have at least a kayak or...
• Re: Who wants to be the guinea pig?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:51:00 -0400
  ...Power increase + mpgs over stock is pretty straightforward if you have fueling/spark control, power increase + mpgs + lower emissions is the impossible one. In...
• Poor gas mileage after ECU rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Matt Heydon
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 12:47:15 -0700
  ...Before the ECU was rebuilt I got a solid 18-19 MPG. Now with the rebuilt ECU I get 14-15 MPG on the...
• Acetone-same mpg now as then? Why?
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 23:11:17 -0600
  ...In 40 years of automotive engineering development, is it "funny" that > cars > get the same mpg now as then? Why? > > John > Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:41:33 -0600
  ...Westy (with 2.1 VW and 2.2 Subie.) All the MPG data seemed to be cataloged within. I never looked in it and...
• Re: I'm thinking about going to gas
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:50:37 -0400
  ...If your diesel gets at least 20% more MPG than a gasser, then you break even. It's a matter of percentages. What kind...
• Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:15:06 -0700
  Do you have a better suggestion? Regarding 30 mpg wasserboxer: if it's unbelievable, don't believe it. I would assume either it's...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 23:57:54 -0400
  ...note that the entire time was converted to hours before doing the actual mpg calculation. keeping the units straight and having some idea beforehand...
• Re: [vanagon] Towing question
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 09:43:21 -0500
  ...Cruising was very stable @ 65 mph, although gas mileage declined to about 13 mpg (which I figure is the equivalent of 26 mpg for...
• Mileage at high altitude
  Historical mailing list - Greg Mueller
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 13:42:11 -0700
  ...But I have an 86 vanagon with an automatic and the best I have ever done on the open road is 19-20 MPG...
• Re: doubleback
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:41:14 -0800
  if it's a Eurovan and can get 36 mpg.. then it would be a TDI Eurovan . Justin at Greaseworks does them.. and reports...
• Re: Perfect 2nd Car
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:09:04 -0700
  ...I only get about 41 mpg combined, tho. I also > have a 2003 Jetta TDI and I regularly get 48-50 mpg.� Has alot...
• Re: Diesel Westy how many mpg
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:22:07 -0500
  ...Diesel Westy how many mpg >> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:37:16 -0700 >> >> I was wondering what the Diesel Westy's mpg would...
• Re: Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!
  Historical mailing list - peter cobb
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 07:34:29 -0700
  ...Every time I > contact the seller with questions, one being "What's the mpg?" I always get > the same answer: 8-10 mpg. Now...
• Re: vanagon speed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:06:48 -0800
  ...The last leg of my recent journey, when I was on a schedule, I got 14.1 mpg, down from 22.1 mpg over...
• aftermarket ignition systems
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 10:15:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...claimed 10% mpg and hp increases on audi, vw and porsche cars. has anyone installed such a system that could verify its performance? thanks...
• WHAT IS THE iGNITION TIMING PROCEDURE FOR 84 WATERBOXER (DIGIJET).
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 12:15:00 -0400
  ...smog test and lost 2 miles per gallon ( 16.5 mpg from 18.5 mpg.) I jumped the Idel Control Modual to time the...
• what is the ignition timing procedure for 83 1/2 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:03:27 -0400
  ...smog test and lost 2 miles per gallon ( 16.5 mpg from 18.5 mpg.) I jumped the Idel Control Modual to time the...
• Re: Synchro MPG
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:49:52 -0700
  ...Synchro MPG > "maybe cause things werent > recalibrated after the PO put on 15 inchers..." > > that's the key here. I have 28.4" diameter...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 4 May 2005 06:45:57 -0700
  I get between 18-19 mpg around town, 20 mpg on the highway, manual transaxle camper, no P/S, A/C on 95% of...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:30:08 -0800
  ...I think they got 600 mpg , in the late 70's perhaps. ( current extreme fuel milage records #'s are in the thousands of mpg...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:55:38 -0600
  ...My biggest difference in mpg is when I hit 70 to 75 mph. I loose 1 mpg at that speed. When cruising at 75...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 05 Dec 94 22:55:14 CST
  ...my 88 gets pretty good mpg up to about 3800 rpm, then after than the mpg drops off really rapidly. what with the extra...
• Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 15:12:21 -0700
  ...I get about 18 to 21 mpg depending. My in-town mileage is considerably worse and I have a light foot. Got 12 mpg...
• Mileage and Cat Converters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 10:08:56 -0900
  ...My Westy currently gets very poor mileage (around 14 mpg) and I'm wondering why. Last visit to the mechanic revealed that my catalytic...
• FWD: Fuel Prob
  Historical mailing list - The Buslady
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 13:27:58 EDT
  ...The mileage went from 22 mpg to 12 mpg. It has enough fuel coming out of the exhaust it appears to be a diesel...
• Anyone use the electronic cleaner I suggected?
  Historical mailing list - Debi Webi
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:14:41 -0700
  ...Also did anyone add DIELECTRIC GEL (silicone compound) to their contacts?? My van still runs great but wish my MPG would be a few...
• Re: Newbie, hello (TIICO mpg)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 12:54:07 -0700
  ...It's usually the offroad travel of many miles in lower/slower gears that drive the mpg down to the 20. The non-camper...
• MPG and AC - Mythbusters
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:27:33 -0600
  ...Apparently episode 38, Season 3, concluded that above 50 mph you get better mpg with AC on and windows up (drag factor), but below...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - RODOLFO MATHIEW
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:53:06 -0600
  http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm
• GW Engine Management was: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:09:32 -0500
  ...My van is auto and gets about 15 mpg Friends new GW 2.3 Manual is getting about 18 MPG verses my similar 84...
• Re: Octane smoctane
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 May 2007 21:30:08 -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: MPG measurement issues
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 21:24:24 +0200
  ...Speedo says 70, real speed 58, :::which number should I use when talking about MPG for that vehicle? I use :::the real numbers.
• Re: My new camper!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:17:16 -0700
  ...I am > noticing no great amount of power and fuel MPG of only about 25MPG. Is this > what is supposed to be? Are you...
• Re: Advanced Timing Causing Starting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:47:26 -0400
  ...Total gas used was 20.0 gallons, for a combined average of 22.1 mpg. The odometer reading is very close because I followed...
• Vanagon vs Element..from digest mode..
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:57:04 +0000
  ...There is a ton of room in it, if you take the seats out, it's cavernous back there! Mpg of the element leaves...
• Re: [WetWesties] Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:09:08 -0700
  Once I got the cause of my low gas mileage in my 84 auto solved (15 mpg, average, cause was funky ECU) I now...
• Re: 85 questionable mpg
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 12:58:55 -0700
  >| Leaving for the Gaspe Bay penisula tomorrow and my 85 westy is getting >| really lousy gas mileage. (10 mpg). It is not smoking at...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:17:44 -0800
  ...I gained at least 1 mpg by filling up the drag-inducing luggage rack on the Weekender, and the car tires really help too...
• Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry and o2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:55:03 -0700
  ...min mpg=15.5, max=21, mean=19.5 Syncros (n=6): min mpg=15.5, max=21, mean=16.9 Others (various engine...
• Re: used Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:47:15 -0400
  ...20 mpg, with a high > of about 21 mpg on the highway, with a manual trans Vanagon. > As low as 17 mpg if you...
• Re: Diesel Westy Mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 16:37:09 EST
  In a message dated 11/18/98 10:46:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Tom_Cook@ERM.COM writes: << Hi- What kind of mpg...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:13:12 -0700
  ...Aerodynamics for MPG This is part 2 in my aerodynamic MPG ramblings (Yes, I've already slowed down and got 600 miles out of...