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- From: bongers@gto400.asd.sgi.com (Hans L. Bongers)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Sudden and Drastic Drop in Gas Mileage
- Message-ID: <1992Nov14.020351.18249@odin.corp.sgi.com>
- Date: 14 Nov 92 02:03:51 GMT
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- In article <721447317.AA00000@blkcat.UUCP>, Frank.Mallory@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Mallory) writes:
- |>
- |> VS> I will be switching gas stations to rule out bad gas. However, I can't
- |> VS> see how
- |> VS> the car can start drinking the gasoline by gallons (last 300 miles) and
- |> VS> not
- |> VS> change its performance or driveability by an iota. Gas is not leaking
- |> VS> and it is
- |> VS> not being siphoned off. Nothing else can explain this drop.
- |>
- |> First check your odometer against mile markers to determine its error. It is
- |> possible you have a problem in your instrument or its drive that can cause it to
- |> indicate fewer miles than you have actually travelled.
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- Good suggestion... I would also check for a vacuum leak.
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