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• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 22:30:47 AST
  ...I have to keep the revs up to a high level to prevent the coolant from simply flowing back out the filler neck in...
• Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 27 May 2010 17:35:33 -0400
  ...It's spot on at 2K rpm but as the revs increase the timing stays rock steady at 5 degrees BTDC. According to http...
• Brake light flickering--Should I be worried?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Fri, 17 May 96 08:11:19 -0400
  ...If the engine revs above 3000 rpm (and only after it's warmed up), the brake light will flicker dimly (more brightly as I...
• Engine Governor Installation
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 21:08:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I know I've been getting the revs up on some of the downhills! Thom -- > By reading this, you're either a lawyer or...
• Re: bubbles in the coolant overflow tank on 82 diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:22:25 -0400
  ...If I then let the revs drop back to idle - I get a 'burb' of gas coming via the metal expansion tank cap to...
• FW: DAYS SUMMARY - UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:04:19 -0500
  ...When the harness is reattached it drops revs 200k, and gets very rough and stumbles badly when throttle applied. Does this tell you anything...
• Re: WTB: 5 speed transmission
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:02:38 -0800
  ...Does > the SA5 speed have a >freeway-cruising-at-low-engine-revs-gear or a > climb-up-the-goat-trail >-really-slowly gear ? > >Bill...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:37:38 -0800
  I wondered about that measured radius vs rollout (revs per mile) specification. Let us assume we have a tank or some other tracked vehicle...
• Re: Darn AC! You've Foiled me again... I've got hot air
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:03:04 -0500
  ...If I up the revs > the > compressor sounds noisy. The compressor has really never been used though > it > is 8 years old. Do I...
• Re: Audi ripped open by backhoe (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 22:48:06 -0500
  ...The goob on the backhoe revs the diesel up and takes a claw at the roof of the 200!!!! While the announcer is whining...
• Is this the Idle stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 20:47:26 -0400
  ...gas and it feels like the gas flow is solid and revs real nice with power, but it will take a second for the...
• Re: Haka CS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:09:31 -0700
  If you go to Tirerack.com you can look up the revs/mile figures for the tires you are considering. I personally wouldn't...
• Fuel injector test results
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:03:25 -0400
  Hi all, I've had a long-term, on-going problem wherein my '87 westy runs rich and has little power until the revs...
• 81 oil pressure
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 23:26:16 -0400
  ...prevent the low pressure warning but being in drive lowers the revs enough to set off the warning. If the conditions were already right...
• Re: blinking oil light
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 11:08:28 -0400
  ...Once the engine revs over 2500rpm > the oil light starts blinking and the buzzer sounds. When you shut of the > engine and start again...
• Re: Syncro FS (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 15:36:45 -0500
  ...Not taking a charge or alternator shot. * Blows blue smoke at high revs. * Body excellent except for 2 rusted seams. * Tires poor. Sidewalls badly...
• Re: 6 cyl tach for 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 08:38:18 -0800
  ...But since the face graphic will be in appropriate for a motor that comfortably revs to 6500 changing that face graphic may be just...
• i done did fixxed it/88 vanagon that was missing
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:02:44 -0800
  ...it was missing at lower revs. it would continue to do this until i tached the motor up. the other day when i was...
• 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...
• 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...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:25:59 -0800
  ...later 4 speed. �Though Frank says letting 'er spin with high > revs is fine, even beneficial. Hey Scott. Thanks for looking at the '82...
• Re: 185 vs 195 tire question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 22:52:31 -0400
  ...Both fit on > stock 14" steel wheel. > > The 195 is 2.7% taller (diameter) and 2.8% less in revs/ > mile. But it is...
• Re: Will my alternator survive a TV VCR combo?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:14:45 -0700
  ...automatic and that in order to keep up with highway speed, revs of steady 3800ish is not uncommon? TIA Keith Olsen 87 Wolfsburg GL...
• Re: 82 won't idle when hot, hard hot start
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 10:31:44 -0400
  ...The engine starts >fine and idles OK for a few minutes and then the idle slows down and >then revs back up and then...
• Digifant de-evolution?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:32:16 -0400
  ...PO -Starting cold with ISV connected and o2 sensor disconected, engine revs to about 2700 rpms, and just stays there- even after everything warms...
• Re: Low power 1 min after start?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:09:13 -0400
  ...With the gas even > > floored! SLOWLY it gathers speed, and seems to gain more power as the revs > > come up. Then it seems mostly...
• Re: There's a New Wheel in Town... Almost
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:17:31 -0700
  ...For example, the 235/75R14 BFG A/T KO is 717 revs/mile compared with 782 for the 27.5R14, and 811 for a...
• Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 15:14:33 -0700
  ...This place is about 5 miles from my house, but I didn't have the revs up that high for that trip. It's...
• Re: irregular idle speed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:55:31 +0000
  ...it revs (or surges) > every 3 or 4 seconds. I can't get an IM test because of the > condition -- not to mention the...
• Re: GEAR UP! 15" rims 75 series?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 21:42:15 -0800
  ...bit (is this right >terminology?) and make the motor turn less revs on the hwy, burn less fuel, >etc. > >I want the biggest wheel...
• Re: 102mph - Turbo vs. 6-cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 5 Jun 2007 13:19:53 -0400
  ...It must be driven at higher revs to be good around town, I think they are great around town, or on a road course...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:15:57 -0700
  ...it and my gas consumption goes down if I let the revs fall... And as Frank said, lugging a small engine with a big...
• Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:38:43 -0700
  ...instead you can just rev it up and nothing |happens (just revs). I have a good used transmission I can put in place |of...
• Re: <syncro/all> hesitation/miss after fording?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 18:06:04 -0400
  ...no power to speak of, about 1/4 of norm maybe. > Revs up fine without a load on. I know I submerged the O2...
• Re: RPM - was How much power can a stock FI make?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 05:48:33 +0000
  ...The engine willingly revs a lot higher, but I have been cautious. Most likely 10 minutes going uphill at 5000 won't be any...
• '89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some help on this one... ; NOT SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Bowen
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:59:11 +0100
  ...If it had enough revs to carry it through the second that is. If I'm pulling away it will cut. I happens under...
• Re: 5 SPEED TRANS'
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 13:31:35 -0000
  ...It will not decrease your "freeway revs" by any significant degree. The first speed is slightly lower ratio than that in the four speed...
• Re: Intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 21:14:59 -0700
  ...Idle > about 500 rpm, very difficult to get the revs up in any gear. > > Stopped for fuel [a bargain $2.99.9 a gallon...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 09:13:56 -0800
  ...I can pretty much hear the speed of my engine revs and guess my tachometer. If I get a audible oil temp and presure...
• Re: How I got home from work (broken clutch cable)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 11:21:44 -0600
  ...starts and give it some gas. >You just gotta get the revs of the engine just right (so that the rpms of >the engine...
• At higher elevations..from digest.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:05:04 -0700
  That about not lugging the motor...keeping up the revs..important! I had this demonstrated to me returning up hwy 395 along the east...
• Re: compression testing procedure
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 09:52:50 -0400
  ...With experance you can tell from how fast (how many crank revs) a little about the engines condition. If it goes right up to...
• Worm Klez.E immunity
  Historical mailing list - Blbachman
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 20:39:48 -0800
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• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 16:24:31 -0700
  ...catches, weakly, give it some gas, it revs a bit, but > resentfully, doesn't want to idle, then finally gets the idea. > > From that...
• Re: 85 Vanagon starts hard
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Apr 95 15:36:17 PDT
  ...The engine revs up and suddenly it stops, kind of get choked, and when it slows down the engine will rev up again and...
• Re: Elec Ig and low revs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 09:12:38 -0700
  >I have a question about electronic ignition. I understand the benefit >derived from these in terms of better spark throughout the rpm range. >Better...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers Comments
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:58:53 EST
  ...stress from the increased lift or the engine taken to higher revs because of the added power. If it were me, I would not...
• Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 23:48:05 -0500
  ...TD. >With the original tranny, i find that the engine really revs too fast on top >gear. I guess it must be running at...
• Fwd: Engine RPMs???(not too long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 04:36:44 EST
  ...Since it doesn't develop the full and whopping 82 hp until it revs to 4,800 rpm, 4,000 rpm is still in...
• Re: Latest on the Rough Running '90 Carat....@#$%&!!!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:59:26 -0700
  ...it seems now that she is developing the symptoms > at higher revs/speeds. > > Suggestions anyone???? > > kevindobrien@yahoo.com > '90 Vanagon (from Hell!) > > Quote of...
• Mystery Loss of Power At Startup
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:18:16 -0700
  ...Once rolling, but accelerating very slowly, and the revs get to about 2k, everything is great, runs fine, plenty of power. If I had...
• Re: Air Cooled Transmission value
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 10:59:44 -0700
  ...feels just like it's time to hit the next gear... revs are high and power is dropping off ...but you've already been...
• Re: air-cooled newbie
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 11:01:32 +0200
  ...Keep your revs below 4K. Cheers Jimmy >>> Eric Henning <eric.henning@US.ABB.COM> 12/03/99 02:48PM >>> >David Cooper <Zcoop1@AOL.COM...
• Re: sometimes it just won't go...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 13:59:58 -0800
  ...Have to keep touching the gas pedal until it revs UP a bit instead of slowing, then I can go again. I had this...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 15:42:48 -0500
  ...a loping idle and off idle bog but > runs decent at revs. Certainly not the strongest but it gets me to the > campground an...
• Re: Oil pressure problems again...
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sun, 18 Jul 1999 22:32:52 -0400
  ...It happens both with a cold and warm motor, at high or low revs. I've changed both oil pressure sender units and checked...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 19:25:25 -0600
  ...if I can find a part# on it and/or the revs it is > limited to if anybody's interested... > > Steve O. > Blue Mountains...
• Re: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:37:03 -0500
  ...It still revs >> up to about 2K and at least it oscillates back and forth. I turned on the >> air conditioning and it really...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:45:43 -0400
  ...Down side of the I4 is the soft torque at lower revs. On the flip side it redlines at 6400 rpm and I hit...
• Re: 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS FOR SALE ON THE SAMBA
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:46:55 -0700
  ...no? They have a tall 5th? So what's your revs at 70mph in 5th? On my manual 4-speed that's 4K. On...