Well,

With the 2.1 Digifant WBX my Vanagon would average 19 mpg, the swapped to
Volvo I4 2.1 liter with a crappy carburettor will average 21 - 23 mpg .
That is with 15 % city traffic and the rest on  bigger roads  (60mph)
And a 5speed manual gearbox......

Calle
-88 VolvoVanagon
Mullhyttan, Sweden

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John,
I have to say,
That is hard to believe.
I had a 85 with a 1.9 that I personally rebuilt the engine all the way down
to the crank with new fuel injectors to boot. It ran like a top!
it did not do better than 17 mpg at any speed.

Are you sure you are not running 60 series tires?

If its truly doing what you say,

Congratulations that is I believe somewhat unheard of in the vanagon
community.

Doug

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  Hey all!

  I gotta brag about this.  My 84 GL with 1.9l was rebuilt by Bob Birkholz
(Grand Mesa Imports here in Delta, CO) 3 1/2 years ago.  He rebuilt it with
German bearings and sodium filled valves.  I've got over 60k on the engine
now and I use this baby for my daily commute.  I drive 100 miles R/T daily
on a 4 lane.  My speed is 70-75 and my gas mileage is consistently 24-25 mpg
in the summer and 22-23 in the winter.  Last Sunday, I had to take my wife
to Glenwood Springs to get some stuff and then commute to work Mon and Tues.
My gas mileage was 25.99 mpg when I filled up Tues night.!  Even I couldn't
believe it!  I thought my gas gauge was off...

  John