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• Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 11 May 2017 10:16:49 -0700
  ...You could have a defective one of >> those installed or some sort of industrial engine one perhaps? >> >> I think looking at the distributor next...
• Re: Van is down - help!
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 21:16:24 -0400
  ...All I hear now when I try to start is 2 revs of the engine followd by a not-too-loud 'clunk' and then...
• Re: Gas versis catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:51:04 +0000
  ...Also, at idle, the engine seeks a lot of the time. By > that I mean it revs up a little and then settles back...
• '89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some help on this one...
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Bowen
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 11:04:42 +0100
  ...On Sunday eveining, I jump started a car from the van using the battery nearest my engine. The engine was not running at this...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:43:27 -0700
  ...hung off the engine or has sufficient flex sections. > > Down side of the I4 is the soft torque at lower revs. On the flip...
• Re: Anyone tow a car with their van?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 14:39:42 +1000
  ...I didn't use 5th very much,but preferred to keep up the revs a little in 4th and around 80kmh,the engine is...
• Re: some observations on the power of an inline VW 1.8 liter (Rabbit, Golf, Jetta) gas..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:34:41 -0800
  The revs are high due to using a 5-speed Diesel trans. it does give you the ability to use the higher power band...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 19:25:25 -0600
  ...Instead of being paranoid about the natural tendency to > >over-rev the engine by such drivers, I would love to have some device that...
• Re: AT trans on the way out?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:00:33 -0500
  ...The Tach shows engine revs coming up immediately, but vehicle speed lagging. After 15 minutes warm-up, the lag to final speed is not...
• UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:30:01 -0500
  ...REMOVED FROM AIR FLOW SENSOR THE ENGINE IDLES SMOOTHLY. When the harness is reattached it drops revs 200k, and gets very rough and stumbles...
• Re: Gastester(schon wieder!)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 95 12:43:23 EDT
  > Very educational to watch the display. "Sweet spot" setting of mixture > (on 77 CIS engine) is very narrow and has nothing to do with...
• Re: Low power 1 min after start?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 01:48:26 -0500
  ...With the gas even >> floored! SLOWLY it gathers speed, and seems to gain more power as the revs >> come up. Then it seems mostly...
• Fw: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 23:18:50 -0400
  ...it took a long > > >time for the engine to get up to temperature and for the cooling fan to > > > > > >the first results are curious...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 14:08:46 -0700
  ...this engine simply doesn't like to run over 4000rpm. Over that, the power curve is gone. Running an engine that way for that...
• Aircooled Running Problems
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:28:43 -0600
  ...However, when blipping the throttle when parked, the engine hesitates as if mis-firing until the RPM gets high enough and then it revs...
• Re: GEAR UP! 15" rims 75 series?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 12:45:35 EST
  ...motor turn less revs on the hwy, burn less fuel, > etc. The fuel consumption is not only dependent on engine speed, but on throttle...
• Re: oil pressure diagnosis.
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:08:37 -0700
  ...This was their way of resolving a serious oil use issue on an engine they supplied. They did it under warranty. I don't...
• Re: ack ... idle difficulty..
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:14:37 +0100
  ...If its not dead rhythmic, somewhat irregular and almost stalls its probably WEAK, epsecially if when it pick back up the revs go quite...
• cold idling, stalling problems, fixed! Battery!?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:01:34 -0800
  ...This was showing 13.4 while the engine was running but only 11.xx when the key was on but engine not started. During...
• More Vacuum leak Qs 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 03:57:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...history, my engine, a VW of Canada rebuilt long block with about 1,000 miles idles rough and uneven. At higher revs it seems...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 15:42:48 -0500
  ...Temp sensors and related wiring will usually cause the most grief getting the engine started. > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 09:22:22 -0400
  ...I generally keep the revs at about 3500 and rarely go much over 4000 the exception being in hilly country where the long range...
• Re: Dying FI etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Feb 1995 01:53:34 -0400
  ...The 'signs' are that the engine will stall at low speed, run at high revs with no load+light throttle, but has no power...
• Re: The Subaru experience...
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:14:37 -0500
  ...you should try a VR6 like I run in my 84 GL auto although like you said revs are kinda high but the acceleration...
• Re: Standard to Automatic...Yes !!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:06:16 -0700
  ...the added strain on the braking system, > plus the higher revs on the engine. I guess that's the price you pay for > convenience...
• oil pressure trouble far from home
  Historical mailing list - Steve Wickham
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 12:50:38 -0700
  ...There is no problem with idle, but alarm goes off immediately when revs exceed 2000). After I finish typing this message I am going...
• Re: engine conversion Nissan more info
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 06:20:25 -0800
  ...I can't recommend a better engine. It freely revs to 7K like it's nothing, and will easily last to 250,000 miles...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 29 Jul 2014 22:45:55 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Back in the days of carburetors and chokes that was done just keep an engine > from stalling. After the original...
• Re: help! vanagon booted
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:35:04 -0400
  ...smelling fuel on the plugs, my starter is turning the engine ( 4 revs > then a pause). I am baffled as to what can be...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:39:22 -0700
  ...Idle setting has an implication to engine gas mileage. But engine performance will suffer if the idle was set to too low. I made...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:23:40 -0700
  ...Van vibrates badly when clutch is starting to move the van ( clutch chatter ) Clutch slips when accelerating or going up hills ( engine revs increase...
• RE: Auto Transmission Blues 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 11:48:05 -0700
  ...Engine >>revs like it is almost in neutual. After a few seconds, it goes back to >>3rd and seems OK. Under hard acceleration, it...
• Help, clutch problem on 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 15:01:02 EDT
  ...them shifting into 4th by matching speed/revs. Now.. The van shifts through gears without the engine running. I believe the clutch is simply...
• ?? Strange noise update
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 12:41:01 EST
  ...It *does NOT* !!! change pitch >with engine rpm, but tends to get drowned out as the revs go up. When >idling down, the noise...
• Re: Tire question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 16 May 2011 15:25:46 -0700
  ...engine ...1.9 TD at least I would > expect ? > > if running a conventional pre-chamber TD engine .. > those are 5,000 rpm engines .........and...
• Neil's Engine Conversion. Progress Update.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:06:30 -0700
  ...I was so excited to hear the Jetta engine run with the exhaust all mounted, (homemade + Walker "Quiet" model Vanagon style muffler.... and 2...
• Re: Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 00:57:57 PDT
  ...gas - dumb idea.... >The increased bearing wear comes in as the engine Revs higher and the >centrifugal forces cause the crank to flex in...
• New to Vanagon Mysteries
  Historical mailing list - Leslie Shiaman
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 18:31:08 -0700
  ...I typically idle the engine with occasional revs for about 15 minutes. Do you think I see no evidence of coolant leakage because there...
• Re: New Engine - No Power
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:13:38 -0400
  ...The engine revs ok when I pull the accelerator > linkage. Sometimes I hear a sort of thump when I shut the engine down. > > I...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 19:39:12 -0700
  ...Shut off the engine, and checked the engine. Throttle and cable were not binding. I disconnected the idle stabilizer and the revs dropped to...
• Re: Transmission upgrade
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:34:45 -0600
  The let off the throttle revs I hear at 60mph suck! But with the wimpy diesel I can understand. I need tranny work so...
• Re: Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 15:02:11 -0800
  ...You really should use the revs/mile for a particular tire, as stated by the tire company With that caveat, search the www.syncro...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 01:47:21 +0000
  ...from this.  I can pretty much hear the speed of my engine revs and guess my tachometer.  If I get a audible oil temp...
• Back in Sac ... was Stuck in Redding
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 07:16:40 -0700
  ...Filling the coolant system is typically a 2-person job -- one to add coolant and the other keep the engine revs at about 2K...
• Re: red mark on metric odometer
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 1 May 2001 15:17:51 -0700
  The way I know it by experiences with other cars too, is that the manufacturer would want you not to exceed certain revs in...
• My auto transmission troubles
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:46:35 -0400
  ...Open the engine cover and it is also spraying the ATF up inside the engine compartment. Nothing catches fire. After 15 minutes, things have...
• Re: Running rich - hellllp!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:37:25 -0500
  ...The exhaust is loud and 'farty' >- another rich sign & I can't get over 3000 revs while under load. >The engine misfires a bit...
• Re: SOMETIMES IT WILL, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:55:45 -0500
  ...He just bought a van with the 1.9 L engine. Can't > get but 3000 revs out of it sometimes. Other times he...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:37:38 -0400
  ...consumption goes down if I let the revs fall... And as Frank said, lugging > a small engine with a big load is NOT a...
• Re: Load screeching sound from leaving lights on?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 06:33:21 -0800
  Mine screeches on my Rabbit after getting just a little wet from running over a puddle and then goes away as the engine revs...
• Re: FW: DAYS SUMMARY - UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:53:50 -0800
  ...REMOVED FROM AIR FLOW SENSOR THE ENGINE IDLES SMOOTHLY. > When the harness is reattached it drops revs 200k, and gets very rough and > stumbles...
• Re: Toasted my engine or transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:26:55 -0700
  ...The Vanagon ECU will cut off the injectors when it over-revs (BTDT, thought I'd killed it). I have to climb hills at...
• Lost ALL gears, then they came back, then it was fine, then shifting got wierd, then it was fine
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:24:53 -0500
  ...That said, I did have some symtoms a while back where I would accelerate but the revs increased much faster that the van accelerated...
• Re: Emissions: Vacuum Leak ID'd 82 aircooled westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:24:36 -0400
  ...Supposedly the engine only had 7,000 miles on it. When he showed it off to me I explained that I though the engine...
• Re: Marvel Mystery oil... Should I add it to oil or gas tank (Was: Help! Engine Tapping Noise in Air Cooled Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 13:06:29 -0500
  ...other "far" side of the engine). > > > > > > It is quite rythmic and increases or decreases depending on the > revs. It > > almost sounds like the license...
• Re: Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching the archives)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Thu, 6 May 2004 00:41:34 -0400
  ...Anyway, as the revs increase, every engine went through a noisy band and then smoothed out to a silky very balanced hum. So if...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 01:14:41 -0500
  ...dan On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 17:33:49 -0500, mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >So, the trusty, uncomplaining engine that I feel...
• Re: 15" Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 01:01:55 -0400
  ...I just need to find some > tires. > Thanks for any help. > George > '85 Westfalia > PS Does anyone know the revs/mile or kilometer for...
• Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:36:44 -0600
  Why not just determine how much oil that engine is supposed to hold at full (5 quarts?), fill it and mark the dip stick...
• Friday: First Vanagon Race Report
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:20:58 -0400
  ...I have undersized tires on the bus (came with it - working on getting good tires now), so the revs are a bit higher than...