My Syncro does well when warm.  In the cold I get worst.  I think this
is because
there is no pre-heating of the intake air like most cars have.  I've
seen designs
in the VW manual to heat the intake air but , never seen it on a vanagon.

Mark Tuovinen wrote:

>I can easily pull 18-19 with our Westy Syncro(stock 2.1L), of course it has had 3rd and 4th gears swapped out for higher gears.  My daily driver Syncro would be doing well to get 14-15 right now, probably does not help right now that it is below `0F outside.  Last check I think it was getting 10-11, if I recall it gets 14-15 during the summer.  That is strictly in town driving as we take the Westy for road trips.
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>Mark in AK
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
>Date: Friday, February 1, 2008 10:11 am
>Subject: Re: Government MPG ratings site - updated link
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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>>Whoooaaa!
>>
>>They say the syncro gets 14/15, and historically (4 years) I have
>>had 18/19.
>>
>>That is until now...for some unknown reason I've dropped to 16/17.
>>Maybe my van read the new ratings!
>>
>>YMMV, Anthony
>>
>>'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
>>
>>"Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET> wrote: I received a number of e-
>>mails about the link, so I re-posting.
>>http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorSelectYear.jsp
>>
>>It is a little shorter, hopefully it will work, if it doesn't, go
>>to the
>>main site at www.fueleconomy.gov and select "New 1985-2008 MPG
>>estimates"Then choose the year of your 1985 or newer Vanagon...
>>drill down to the
>>compare side by side calculator.
>>
>>Sorry the earlier link didn't work.
>>
>>Jack R.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>Behalf Of
>>Jack R.
>>Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:32 PM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Government MPG ratings site
>>
>>The government revised their MPG ratings, and they actually have a
>>sitewhich provides the MPG for just about every vehicle sold in
>>the US since
>>1985.
>>
>>
>>
>>They do a side by side compare of the new MPG with the old MPG
>>ratings.  And
>>provide conversions for every vehicle back to 1985.
>>
>>
>>
>>http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorCompareSideBySide.jsp?column=1
>>8423> &id=8423
>>
>>
>>
>>There are Vanagon's listed as well!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>Jack R.
>>
>>
>>
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