Terry;
        The first thing I would do is check the timing. The gauge sounds
OK.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
For Sale: 61 AustinHealey Sprite(not Bugeye);Daily driver $2500

On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 07:26:08 -0600 Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> writes:
>Been reading lately all these economy claims,problems etc. Mine seems
>to
>be stuck at 10 mpg. It sat for about a year before I purchased it, so
>I
>tuned it up,         ( plugs,cap, rotor, air filter,fuel filter) just
>because I knew the lad I got it from, was not Mr. mainteinance. It ran
>a
>little raggy so I ran a couple of bottles of gumout through it when I
>filled it up, and that seemed to iron out the rough idle, and
>hesitation
>on acceleration. It will die when I start it , if I don't let it warm
>up
>for a couple of minutes,but other than that it really surprised me how
>smooth it runs for an engine with 160,000 miles on it. However it
>doesn't want to pass up a gas station. Any ideas?
>Also, where should the water temp. gauge start. On the bottom or the
>top? This one starts on the bottom in the broadest band of white.
>Seems
>to be backwards.
>Thanks, Terry

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