

| Subject: | Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas mileage |
| From: | Lawrence Johnson |
| Date: | Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:24:53 -0800 |
Cory Zumbrennen wrote: > > On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Lawrence Johnson wrote: > > > My wife and I just returned from a trip to Giorgia, Tennessee, Alabama > > from Ontario, Canada. We drove the long stretches on Interstates (why is > > the wind always head on?) and took lesser roads through all the > > beautiful mountains we could find. The whole trip was 2960 miles and we > > AVERAGED 20.76 miles/gallon (thats US gallon and US miles). Wow you guys > > have good gas (92 to 94 octane of all brands). > > More seriously, I think what made ALL THE DIFFERENCE was the INJECTOR > > CLEANER I used three times allong the trip. > > Larry > > '86 Syncro Westy > > > > I have definatley noticed this phenomenon many times. Those tanks > with the fuel system claener (K44 or is it 44K) just seem to go on and on. > But when I figure in the cost of the additive, $20 or something > ridiculous, my cost per mile skyrockets... > > Cory > '86 Westfalia We were using cheap injector cleaner ($6.00 for 5 applications) not OCTANE BUSTER. The cost increase in minimal. A smooth running and efficient engine is a happy engine so a small cost is worth it. Larry '96 Syncro Westfalia
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