Very Poor Milage

[brett@netacc.net (Brett Van Sprewenburg)]

>Ok i was getting poor milage on my 1988 16v Before, now its way worse which
>doesnt make sense. I changed the spark plugs(old ones were black) i changed
>the thermostat to a 87 degree one ( old one was 70) and changed the Air
>filter to a K&N(old one was super dirty) and put premium fuel in my car for
>once and got only 150 miles for the whole tank! i was getting 240 before.
>any ideas/suggestions? thanks!


More then likely, your O2 sensor has gone bye-bye, or part of the feed-back
system is dead.  I'd replace your O2, reset your timing, idle 
settings, and mixture.
Check your mileage again after that...

==Brett

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