I get 13.5 mpg city and 15 highway, my van weighs 4800 pounds (westy)�its a 1.9 L with 4000 miles since rebuild

Danny 
'84 Westy (Vanny)
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--- On Mon, 5/25/09, Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:

From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: gas mileage city vs. highway
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 1:34 AM

Hi all,

I'm getting exceptionally bad gas mileage on my van of late.� I'm not sure
if something is wrong with it, or if it's because I have ONLY done short
urban trips in the past few months - never more than maximum five miles, and
more often only two or three, and always on streets with lights and stuff.

Has anyone ever tracked what their gas mileage is under those conditions vs.
under highway conditions?� I'd expect it to be worse than highway driving,
but not as much worse as it seems to be.� I seem to be getting around 12 mpg
- compared with 17 or 18 as a rule on highway driving.

Joy