

| Subject: | Re: fuel mileage |
| From: | Dave Kautz |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Nov 94 11:15:35 PST |
> > Hi group- > I would be very curious (and appreciative) if people would post their > fuel mileage they are getting with their various rigs out their. It > would give us all an idea of what to expect from different > engines/configurations as we continue our search for that ultimate > van. It also is a good overall indicator of engine health. Those of you not bogged > down in the U.S. nomenclature of *miles per gallon* are welcome to post km per > liter or whatever you use. We can figure it out -- it'll be our punishment for not > going metric when we had the chance. > My '74 carburated 1.8 liter (std. solexs, 130 main jets, 170 air correction) gets 24 mpg on road trips cruising around 60 mph. 17 - 18 mpg is typical around town. When I had my '72, (carbureted, 137.5 main jets, 155 air correction) it did 21-22 mpg on road trips and also got around 17 in town. Both are westfalia campers with pop-tops and had manual transmissions. Final drive was a different ratio, I think. The '72 always sounded more busy at freeway speeds. Dave Kautz
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