[T3] Corn Fuel and Type III engines

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Thu Oct 4 18:02:25 PDT 2012


On 4 Oct 2012 at 20:07, Keith Park wrote:

> That's true, but I notice it on my long trips to Virginia in the fall too,
> if I go down late, I get less gas mileage than if I do earlier in the year.

Sure, it's cooler then. That knocks down our gas mileage.

> I also noticed it this past March when it was in the 80's for a week and I
> actually got the Square out and drove it for a week, on the December fuel
> load.

That first tankload mileage average also includes the evaporation 
that occurs during storage. That makes a big difference. My first 
tankfulls are always awful, too, regardless of the weather or type of 
fuel.

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