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Re: New Engine - No Power
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:41:51 -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: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:13:50 -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: Washing/Starting problem
Historical mailing list - Dom
Sun, 19 Sep 1999 07:35:45 +1000
...48hrs after washing, bright sunny day, 11.00am Try to start the car, battery low, get a kick from the engine, a really good...
Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 17:11:51 -1000
...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: lugs and studs for alloy LONG- Project & quasi TRIP REPORT
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Sat, 3 Aug 2002 12:22:16 -0400
...The 215/65/16s have a 96LI so they handle 1565 lbs @ 35 psi and they rotate at 782 revs per mile @ 45 mph...
Re: [Syncro] Automatic transmissions? (friday little vanagon content)
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:28:44 -0800
...7/10 of a second (takes longer as the computer revs the engine to match the RPMs on both sides of the tranny).� If...
Re: Low idle, hard cold starting
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:28:12 -0500
...Cold starts hard, with RPM dropping to very low or zero and engine stalling if I don't keep revs up to 2500 or...
'84 California water-cooled fuel probs
Historical mailing list - Jeff Tribble
Sat, 4 Aug 2001 00:07:59 EDT
...the engine sort of sputtered a bit (like not good, clean acceleration). After doing this a few times (about 5-10 good revs in...
Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:07:49 -0700
...2 gear at full revs -- you may want to pile old tires between your van and a nearby wall so if you do slip...
Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 09:21:22 -0400
...Since the Diesel is a compression ignition engine, once engine oil gets a path into the air/turbo inlet the engine can run away...
Re: '89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some help on thisone...
Historical mailing list - John S. Klun
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 11:39:04 -0600
...If the revs are low, such as when I pull away at a nasty juction this can cause it to die. This morning at...
Re: preparing for engine rebuild or replacement
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:59:48 -0500
If your engine always was treated well, had its coolant changed every 2 years, oil regularly changed, you might be able to get to...
Re: 1-800-Howsmydriving?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:20:48 -0800
On the open interstate I keep my revs at around 4200 rpm which works out to a about 75 mph. It's hard to...
Help! my Van caught a cold and the coughing wont quit
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:07:25 -0800
...This is occuring when the engine has warmed up. With the current temp in Rochester, that sometimes takes a while. I can go about...
Re: Transmission upgrade
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:56:29 -0600
...at high revs for extended time. High 1st means more clutch work starting up steep hills. (but compared to a gas engine the Diesel...
Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:42:52 -0500
...My mechanic revs the engine up to bring the level down, add > the coolant and put on the cap presto.. > -- m.
Re: '80 air-cooled power loss
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:20:54 -0500
...van idles and starts up great, revs up really good and returns to idle. Engine sounds good and runs good, no missing. When I...
VW Routan impressions
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:27:43 -0700
...The 6 speed auto shifted cleanly, but often held the revs for no apparent reason under light acceleration. Playing with the simulated tiptronic feature...
Re: Rough running till warmed up
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:01:57 -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: '89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some help on this one...
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:32:30 -0400
...Symptoms at the time were intermittent starter operation - it would occasionally run the starter while the engine was up and running. Terrible grinding noise...
Re: preparing for engine rebuild or replacement
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:33:40 -0800
...preparing for engine rebuild or replacement Here's the story: I'm at 140k miles on this engine, a 2.1L '91, automatic transmission...
Re: revving idle --> 83 Westy gasser
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:26:22 -0500
...83 1.9 bare bones stock engine. Runs like a champ with ~22mph religiously. But at idle, it 'revs' or cycles rpm. i've...
Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:03:51 -0500
...this engine simply doesn't like to run over 4000rpm. Over that, the power curve is gone. Running an engine that way for that...
Re: UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:25:34 -0600
...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: Load screeching sound from leaving lights on?
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 09:11:54 -0600
...from running over a puddle and then goes away as the engine revs up a little. Could this be a similar problem? Jim Snyder...
Re: Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Sun, 7 Nov 2010 17:00:21 +0000
...The one that should come on for a second or two when you turn the engine on, just to check that it's working...
Re: diesel conversions?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 28 Apr 2002 15:40:05 +1200
...Collins on June 6th! If they are anything like Japanese diesels, they should have TALLER diff ratios than gas engines. But the 1.6...
LESLIE, New to Vanagon Mysteries
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 21:56:18 -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: Less than 60 mph??? Really?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 10 May 2000 14:47:03 -0700
...look up the revs per mile of the tires, and figure out the true road speed at a given engine speed and vice versa...
Re: '84 California water-cooled fuel probs
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 4 Aug 2001 07:53:58 -0500
...the engine sort of > sputtered a bit (like not good, clean acceleration). After doing this a few > times (about 5-10 good revs in...
Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 4 Sep 2014 14:44:41 -0700
...original engine Van for the most part runs well, bit of a loping idle and off idle bog but runs decent at revs. Certainly...
Re: 87GL, Cold Engine Problem
Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
Tue, 6 Jun 2000 12:46:04 -0400
...Trying to keep the revs up slightly does not help. > >It usually requires 10 or 12 startups and 10 or more minutes to get...
Re: Thanks on the amps/voltage explain..
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:52:47 -0500
...When you rev the engine, the magnetic field will produce current in both the stator and feedback through the rotor also. This back feed...
Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:30:49 -0700
...They see ~60 PSI when they want ~35PSI and so the engine drowns at lower revs. I used a gauge to test mine but...
Re: regearing a manual trans
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 4 Sep 2015 08:18:12 -0700
...Lower the engine speed and you lower the >> available horsepower. Especially on the Syncros and automatics a change as >> small as going over 27...
Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:32:21 -0700
...With the original tranny, i find that the engine really revs too fast on top gear. I guess it must be running at about...
Re: '80 air-cooled power loss
Historical mailing list - jimt
Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:17:38 -0600
...symptoms: > van idles and starts up great, revs up really good and returns to idle. > Engine sounds good and runs good, no missing. > When...
Re: Is a Porsche 911 engine too powerful for a Vanagon and/or Syncro Drivetrain?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 12 May 2001 18:11:26 +1200
...A better engine than the Porsche (at LEAST as reliable, better specific power output, revs harder...911 "purists" may now selfrighteously choke), watercooled so...
Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
Historical mailing list - dan rick
Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:04:18 -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: Lost ALL gears, then they came back, then it was fine, then shifting got wierd, then it was fine
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:39:51 -0500
...some symtoms a while back where I would >accelerate but the revs increased much faster that the van accelerated >(almost like I had the...
Re: Oil pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Richard Stevens
Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:36:24 +0100
...With my T25 1989 2.1l the alarm blips in around the 2000 rpm mark and can be instantly reset if the revs are...
Re: Aircooled Running Problems
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:07:29 -0500
...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: Diesel - too much oil saga
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:07:21 -0700
...some people run the jetta dipstick on the engine block. some convert it properly to diesel vanagon style dipstick, and there are two versions...
At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
Historical mailing list - Jonc
Sat, 12 Aug 2000 20:35:24 -0400
...the engine was run up to temperature and run for 15 minutes after that... it took a long time for the engine to get...
Re: Overheating symptoms?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Mar 1996 22:32:03 -0700
...Don't trust the reading if your >engine isn't turning over very fast (like under 3500 RPM). It may be >artificially low depending...
Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 13:55:19 -0400
...They're still investigate the clattering noise in my engine. > It's coming from inside the engine on the passenger side and is definitely...
Re: FW: DAYS SUMMARY - UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:53:35 -0500
...Lots of crap came out >- distributor/wires, checked all connections including hall, confirmed spark >- pulled off all engine compartment grounds, cleaned and tightened >- pulled...
Re: engine efficiency, I4s, subies, etc
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Fri, 2 Nov 2001 18:49:26 -0500
...That puts a lot of stress on the engine. That's why they are less tolorant of higher revs. I've had na 1...
Re: Rough running till warmed up
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:03:02 -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: It's not moving...UGH!!!
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 14:54:17 -0500
...It was expensive, but the van has a rebuilt engine, new paint > and is in pretty good overall shape. It is a Wolfsburg Westfalia...
Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:00:41 -0500
...806 revs per mile on the spedo, 185x14 Agilis Tries. Tranny type 91. I haven't sat down to calculate an rpm at 70...
Re: cold idling, stalling problems, fixed! Battery!?
Historical mailing list - ****************************
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 20:09:18 -0600
...This was showing 13.4 while the engine was running but only 11.xx when the key was on but engine not started. During...
Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:14:01 -0700
...and the engine revs up, then shut it off.. lots of things wrong with that .. you're running the engine unnessarily ..and shutting it...
Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the transmission...
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 20:16:35 -0400
...long a 3-main bearing modified engine lasts, versus a strong understressed cast iron block inline 4. Revs don't hurt them, and the...
Re: Towing with an '81 2.0?
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 17:25:59 -0400
...practice - >careful anticipation of hard stops and keeping the revs high enough that >the engine cools without overreving it. > >In my opinion the VW...
Re: MORE 12v fridge not working info
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:22:43 -0500
...don't goose the engine, the fridge LED doesn't come on. > > As soon as I goose the engine to get the alternator light...
Aircooled Westy - fuel problems?
Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:43:41 -0500
...strong revs, but after it warms up a bit (2 - 3 minutes), idle becomes errattic and touching the pedal causes the engine to bog...
Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 15:55:01 -1000
...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: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:01:47 -0400
...If that doesn't work I swap over the valve on top of the engine. Still bad? I was scratching my head on this...
Re: Tire question
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 16 May 2011 15:53:04 -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...