ryan:

to compute mpg divide miles driven by gallons of gas used. easiest way is
usually to record miles driven between fill-ups, and read gas used off the
pump. fuel gauge may be at fault here, but in any case, it cannot be used
to accurately compute mpg.

dan

On Sat, 22 May 2004 14:56:13 -0400, Ryan Dawson <rdawson@UOGUELPH.CA>
wrote:

>My recently acquired '84 Westy was getting about 275 miles per tank of
gas (the
>needle was just dipping into the red section when I refilled).  Now on
the same
>tank of gas, I'm already in the red section at 145 miles.  Any thoughts
as to
>why my fuel mileage would drop so substantially?  Is it possible that the
fuel
>guage is faulty?  I checked the tire pressure and its set at 38psi in
front and
>44psi in the rear.  Also, the exhaust does not smell overly like unburnt
fuel.
>
>Any thoughts are much appreciated!
>
>Ryan