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Subject:Re: AW: Gas Mileage
From:Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
Date:Fri, 30 Oct 1998 01:45:51 -0800

-----Original Message-----
From: Austin [mailto:austins@IX.NETCOM.COM]
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 6:25 PM
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: AW: Gas Mileage

At 12:58 PM 10/29/98 +0100, you wrote:
>> > Does anybody get this kind of mileage?
>>
>        my overall average gas mileage since we bought our westy is 25.6
>mpg, the best mileage was 28.7 mpg at vacation in the netherlands going @
>40-50 mph, the worst mileage was 22 mpg at vacation coming back from france
>on their highway going @75-80 mph.

And now we know one of the prices we pay for air pollution (+ controls).

Austin

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Do the Water Vanagons get better mileage than the air cooled ones?  I have
an air one and it gets about 17 mph, I guess.  Is it a good idea to put
carboration in to replace the fuel injection for better mileage?   phil
'80Wfla

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