RE: What's MFA ? was: [NEW SITE][16v] ROAD TESTS, ETC...

[Ewan Marshall - Frans Maas Linlithgow <Ewan.Marshall@UK.Sun.COM>]

That might explain the rather loud whistling noise coming from the inlet
manifold area?mmmmmmm......I'll look into it!

Cheers,

	Ewen.
	
	From: Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>
	To: "'scirocco-l@scirocco.org'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>, "'Ewan 
Marshall - Frans Maas Linlithgow'" <Ewan.Marshall@UK>
	Subject: RE: What's MFA ? was: [NEW SITE][16v] ROAD TESTS, ETC...
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	in most cars, the MPG measurement is actually manifold vacuum related.
	am i right on this?  (i think so).  perhaps you have a vacuum leak?
	
	chris
	86 16V scirocco
	
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	>From: 	Ewan Marshall - Frans Maas 
Linlithgow[SMTP:Ewan.Marshall@UK.Sun.COM]
	>Sent: 	Friday, December 11, 1998 12:16 PM
	>To: 	scirocco-l@scirocco.org
	>Subject: 	RE: What's MFA ? was: [NEW SITE][16v] ROAD TESTS, ETC...
	>
	>My average MPG is always at 99.9 (except when I first start the car it 
reads
	>0 then quickly counts up to, and stays at 99.9).
	>Does anyone know why this may happen?
	>
	>Cheers,
	>
	>	Ewen.
	>	
	>
	>	From: "Neal Tovsen" <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu>
	>	To: <TschuessVW@aol.com>, "Scirocco-L (E-mail)" 
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	>	Wow! Thanks for the detailed description! That would be pretty 
cool. I
	>	imagine that retro-fitting it probably requires a bunch of 
sensors in 
	>the
	>	engine bay in addition to the dash/steering column changes. 
Perhaps not 
	>the
	>	best of fun.
	>	
	>	Neal
	>	
	>	-----Original Message-----
	>	From: TschuessVW@aol.com [mailto:TschuessVW@aol.com]
	>	Sent: Thursday, December 10, 1998 10:06 PM
	>	To: ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu
	>	Subject: Re: What's MFA ? was: [NEW SITE][16v] ROAD TESTS, 
ETC...
	>	
	>	
	>	In a message dated 12/10/98 5:17:25 PM Mountain Standard Time,
	>	ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu writes:
	>	
	>	<< So, what does it tell you? >>
	>	
	>	It has 7 different displays.  The clock as you see on yours, 
then the 
	>first
	>	click brings you to elapsed time, second click is elapsed miles, 
third 
	>click
	>	is (damn can't remember), fourth click is miles per gallon, 
fourth click 
	>is
	>	oil temperature and the sixth click is outside air temperature.  
On the
	>	wiper
	>	stalk, there is a switch with a 1 and 2 on it and a button at 
the end.  
	>The
	>	button selects the function and the 1/2 enables to go to a 
second set of
	>	memory of the same functions.  Of course oil temp, time and 
outside air 
	>will
	>	show the same number, but the elapsed time, miles and mpg will 
be 
	>different
	>	when hitting the switch.  The 1/2 switch slides to the left for 
number 1 
	>and
	>	to the right for number 2.  When slid and held for couple 
seconds, the 
	>MFA
	>	will reset for that number and the other set will remain the 
same.  So 
	>if
	>	you
	>	were going on a long trip and wanted to see how much mpg you got 
during 
	>the
	>	trip, you could reset number 2 and just leave it alone.  At the 
end of 
	>your
	>	trip just slide the switch over to number 2 and it will give the 
average
	>	numbers all the way back to when you reset it last. You could 
use number 
	>1
	>	for
	>	checking values at any given moment.  It's interesting to see 
what kind 
	>of
	>	mpg
	>	the car is getting at certain moments.  Like going down a hill, 
coasting 
	>in
	>	neutral, slide the switch over and hold, release it and it will 
read 
	>99.9
	>	mpg.
	>	:-)
	>	
	>	Unfortunately, I don't have an MFA in the Scirocco, but the GTI 
VR6 has 
	>it.
	>	I
	>	use it quite often.   Sometimes I use to track gas mileage each 
gas tank
	>	too.
	>	It's actually quite accurate compared to figuring out on my own.
	>	
	>	-Mike
	>	
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