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Subject:Re: gas mileage question
From:Michael Elliott
Date:Sun, 7 Oct 2007 07:21:04 -0700

I've been looking into my van's mileage and a couple months ago a couple
dozen shared their mileage. The results are in a chart toward the bottom of

http://camping.elliott.googlepages.com/poormileage

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

On 10/6/2007 5:57 PM Mariposa Charme wrote:

> I hope I don't get "snubbed" for not contributing to the mailing list for a long time....
>
> I am still tinkering with my "new" van, an 83 Diesel that has been converted to a gas powered (with a 1,8 jetta motor).
>
> I suspect that my van is running a little rich....my sparks plug tips are black, dark black....and I am getting around 17,6 mpg.
>
> Does anybody want to share their average mpg?
>
> Thanks a million!
>
> Marie
>
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