Just got back from a FL-NY-FL trip in and 87 Westy with an automatic.  I
calculated about 18.5 Gph.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Berkemer <berky@WIN.BRIGHT.NET>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 6:38 PM
Subject: mileage

>Just returned from a long trip northern Wisconsin to the Rio Grand and
>back over spring break. Nice place to go birding if there are any westy
>birders out there.
>
>Oh, the VW content... I was surprised to see my mileage vary a great
>deal between over the 3,800 mile trip. High was only 19mpg and the low
>was 13.7mpg. Averaged around 16 mpg. Now we did drive a lot at 65 to 68
>miles per hour and we did run into a good bit of head wind but I figured
>we'd do better than that especially since it's a new engine with only
>6,000 miles on it. Is this normal for an 84 westy automatic?
>
>One other puzzle. Towards the end of the trip I pulled in for gas and
>when I stopped and put the trans in netural the engine began reving up
>and down between 1000 and 1800 rpm. Hasen't done it since so it really
>has me puzzled. Any ideas?
>
>TIA, Bob
>
>84 westy "der bus"