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Subject:Re: Sucky Gas Mileage
From:Rob
Date:Thu, 2 May 2013 12:26:31 -0500

What would a diesel conversion cost?  (A ball park est?)
Just curious....

Rob
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At  5/2/2013 12:22 PM, Jim Arnott wrote:
>Change the air cleaner.
>
>That's why I use fuelly.com....
>Compare: http://www.fuelly.com/car/volkswagen/vanagon
>Note that the '91 overall avg is skewed because there's a diesel there.
>
>Looks like you're getting what they get. Add a diesel engine to realize
>significant improvement.
>
>Jim
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Sullivan
>Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 10:02 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: [VANAGON] Sucky Gas Mileage
>
>Can I get any tips to improve the mileage I am getting?  91GL Auto with
>192K getting about 17mpg at most...maybe 20 downhill.