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Re: How many kms do u get per tank (I think I may have a problem) Wed, 11 December 2002 05:56 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
I don't know what you guys are complaining about.
My small car (now unreg.) got 242kms on 58Litres. That was driving carefully! I thrashed the crap out of it and got 190kms to 55Litres!
Mind you it was a rotary, and a slow one at that.

Now back to the issue. I drove a mates 4AFC for a while and it only seemed to get around that same fuel economy. With only a 40L tank, it seems like a very small figure compared to what you should be getting in kms.

Everytime I got in the car and started it, I could smell fuel....definately the carby had a problem, no fuel leaks anywhere, but the smell of fuel was so bad sometimes, I thought someone was syphoning out fuel!

Definately check the carby and the vacuum lines hooked up to the dizzy. Maybe even check the diaphrams on the dizzy for tears (get them tested with a vacuum gauge)
That always kills fuel economy if they have cracks in them or small holes from dirt.
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