Good reminder, I've been working up tire pressure. Sidewall max is 51psi IIRC,
I tried 35 to start, then 38 for the trip. I'll put them to 40 for a week of
commuting and see how that goes.Need to chase all the fuel lines too. Once in
awhile I get a little wiff of raw diesel, a leak would be hard on mileage.
-Curt
From: Meade Dillon <dillonm...@gmail.com>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Trial by fire for the Golf
I don't think an alignment is going to improve mileage too much, unless it is
so bad that your are really chewing up your tires. Can't hurt, but I wouldn't
think the improvement will be more than 3% or maybe 5%. Inflate your tires to
max sidewall pressure and keep your foot off the go pedal, and drive like you
have no brakes at all, that will do far more.
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Max
Charleston SC
On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 9:47 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
The Golf is smalllllllll though. Smaller than a 190D. My '85 190D got 43mpg on
its best tank. The Golf is much quicker though.
My '98 Jetta's best tank was 53mpg. I think the Golf needs an alignment too,
what are the odds and alignment would help mileage? I think new calipers will
help. The sticking parking brake is much improved but not gone, you can hear it
once in awhile when reversing. I'll put new rear brakes on the to-do list.
-Curt
From: Meade Dillon <dillonm...@gmail.com>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Trial by fire for the Golf
42 mpg...
I can get 42 mpg in my '87 wagon, if I go about 40 mpg... downhill... with
a tailwind....
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Max
Charleston SC
On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 8:08 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Took my '05 Golf to Hannibal, New York Friday for a "True North Lantern
Enthusiast" weekend. About 550 miles round trip. Averaged 42mpg which is lower
than I'd like but on the NY Throughway I held it right to 80mph and as we came
through Vermont on Rt 9 the hills and lower speeds would have cost us some. The
car was fabulous, nothing bad to report other other than it doesn't work well
with my FM aux input thing. I think the stock head unit might have to come out.
It does have a tape deck though, I should dig around and see if I still have a
tape deck adapter, it might have gone to Dimitri in a certain 240D.
Good fun weekend with lanterns. Sitting outside writing this by the light of
the mil-spec lantern I traded with Phillip for. I've been calling it "The
worlds worst mil-spec" because the paint is falling off but it runs great...
-Curt
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