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Subject:Re: mpg, was Retro-f. F.I.
Date:Tue, 18 Apr 1995 10:11:28 -0500 (CDT)

>well, see, i'm getting a little worried about my bus. the mpg has been going
>UP for the last 16,000 miles. to such an extent that the AVERAGE for 86,000
>miles has risen 0.2 mpg. now, to me, that's a lot (for the long term average)
>.. and it worries me. for years, it plodded along at 19.4 average. now it's
>creeped up to 19.6 and gives every indication of going to 19.7 this summer.
>

Carbon deposits increasing your compression ratio, maybe???

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Sami Dakhlia ('75 Westy)
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