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What happens is you gall out #3.. very quickly, going up a hill, then get 0 compression on it and Oil pumped out the back of the engine. Keith ---------- > From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: Re: [T3] Fw: type 3 dropped a valve. > Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 8:36 AM > > On 15 Nov 98, at 23:14, LaRoucheD1@aol.com wrote: > > > I get approximately 18-20 mpg in the city, and about 28-30 mpg on my Tennesee > > trips. Why do you ask? > > I would guess that your mileage would drop as the P/Cs lose sealing, > but that's only a guess. If you have carbs, they won't respond to > the rise in engine temp as the piston blowby increases, there will > just be a slow loss of HP as the engine efficiency goes down. Your > city mileages sound a tad low, but your trip mileages are a bit high > (i'd be concerned about overheating from running a bit lean), but my > guess is that you must have carbs, so I really don't have much > experience to compare with here. > > Jim > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe