Thanks, Dennis -- that helps a lot.

Following up on fonman4277's comment about oxygenated blends being a
possibility, E10 gas is available and common in Oregon year-round and
that's what I normally get pumped at my local Chevron, so that's not a
factor here.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 11/30/2012 09:25 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Syncros and automatics seem to be particularly effected but increased fuel
> consumption during colder weather is normal for a number of reasons.
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