Matthew Pollard wrote:

> What a very relaxing trip.  We played tourist for a few days, canoed a
> bit, shot 6 rolls of film, and relaxed.  The bus ran great until i lost
> all power and was billowing smoke on some backroad in the middle of
> nowhere Montana... To make a 200 mile story short, once i cut the oxygen
> sensor wire, it ran pretty good (18 mpg). After 500 miles of driving like
> that (and looking for any auto parts place in little backwoods towns) we
> found and installed an oxygen sensor and got just under 24 mpg (!!!!!!!!)
> for the rest of the trip :-) And that is with a canoe on the roof!

That canoe made Vanagon far more aerodynamic and improved mileage!
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

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> Email me for details...
> Matthew
>
> Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
> Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
> University of Idaho
> www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
>
> On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Matthew Pollard wrote:
>
> > well, we are rolling out in the morning for a week of, well, nothing.  We
> > are heading across on hwy 90 to the northern entrance of yellowstone.  I
> > gotta be back at work on the 6th... that gives us 10 days.
> >
> > We drive an 84 metallic blue vanagon w/ bra on front and aluminum canoe on
> > top.  Allows too.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Matthew
> >
> > Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
> > Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
> > University of Idaho
> > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
> >