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• Hidden ATF leak, strange shifting behavior.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
  Sat, 31 Dec 2005 07:53:01 +0000
  ...When you braked completely to a stop, the tranny would seem like it had gone into neutral, the revs would come up, and then...
• Re: Our rigs ain't pigs (caution: major argument)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:46:06 -0800
  ...Drop engine displacement by half and > imagine what fuel economy you would get with modern, powerful, fuel > efficient engines. I know these things aren...
• Tinkering with the Digifant Fuel Injection to make it better...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:46:42 EDT
  ...Coming off from a stand still, with the throttle was pressed half way and the engine had no power until the revs moved past...
• Re: Radial tire size for '70 Bus?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 11:47:02 -0500
  ...Your engine relies on engine RPM to cool itself. Without keeping the revs up you'll burn that little type1 motor up tying to...
• Re: Raining-no cruise control
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 13:55:05 -0500
  ...measuring the speed of the drive wheels (syncro, every other front-engine car except for the optional speedo on Ford Model A's. :) If...
• cv joint/boot and idle/ac questions
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Fontaine
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:12:20 -0500
  ...idle revs up to at least 2500 rpms. I have also noticed that when I am running the van at idle, the engine will...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:01:52 -0400
  ...Could you elaborate on that? Zero valve lash cold was Bob Donalds' spec for his big valve engine. I don't know enough about...
• Re: Gas versis catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 00:51:53 -0700
  ...Also, at idle, the engine seeks a lot of the time. By > that I mean it revs up a little and then settles back...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 09:23:39 -0700
  ...Thousand Islands on the Saint Lawrence River. > > I generally keep the revs at about 3500 and rarely go much over 4000 the > exception being...
• Re: oil pressure trouble far from home
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 13:33:58 -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: maybe too much information is worse...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 May 2006 00:27:19 -0400
  ...Just drive gently and avoid high revs until the temp gauge clears the white bar. Before the inline engines had hydraulic lifters, those engine...
• Re: New Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:36:25 -0400
  The ecotec is a world engine program just like the Zetec. The zetec is closer in design to the Mazda Duratec that ford is...
• Re: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:25:32 -0400
  ...2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix Ken, Thanks for the idea. Tried a new ECU; no change. Still...
• Tire sales-people (rant + info .... long)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 19:27:49 -0800
  ...25.5 Revs/per Mile: 824 Fits in Stock Clamshell: Yes Meets Specifications: No " Oddly, I didn't see it on the Canadian Michelin...
• Re: SMOKE! After I turn off my BA6 Gas Heater
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 20 May 2002 15:11:16 -0400
  ...Now this could be completely unrelated, but my van is REALLY Hesitating at low revs all of a sudden, and the brake light also...
• Re: Air cooled head temps. Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:04:35 -0700
  ...I can tell by "pitch" of > engine. > > Thanks for pointer re: cooling. As one lister pointed out a while > back, keeping the revs up...
• Re: Sad and depressed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 22:20:03 -0700
  ...replaced engine oil, diff oil and gasket and coolant as > well as threw in some atf. > > Just moved the van. It revs really high...
• Re: Bostig engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:26:47 -0700
  ...if you mean you have to really keep the revs up to feel like you are 'going anywhere' .......which would result in 3,500...
• Re: Progress with my 89 Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:30:03 -0500
  ...When I revved the engine, I saw coolant running into the reservoir from the hose that runs around the engine bay. I need to...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 1 Mar 2018 22:56:53 -0500
  ...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: Low power 1 min after start?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 21:59:23 -1000
  ...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: Automatic vs Manual
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 26 May 2012 12:06:02 -0600
  ...During that time it cost me a tranny rebuild, two clutches, > > slave cylinder and eventually an engine. (Though the engine > > replacement had noting to...
• Re: oil pressure trouble far from home
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 14:41:19 -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: regearing a manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 11:52:45 -0400
  ...The Waterboxer is a short stroke engine developing horsepower at higher speeds and more designed to operate at higher speeds for longer periods of...
• Re: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 22:14:54 PDT
  ...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: Aircooled Westy - fuel problems?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 10:14:38 -0600
  ...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: 1.9L Gutless when first started
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:25:03 -0700
  ...There might be a soft cough or two (backfires?). > > > >After 30 seconds or so, the engine "wakes up" and revs properly. > > > >If I don...
• Re: � � �Oil Temps and TDi rp m
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:30:26 EST
  ...revs sounds a bit dicey. Oil coolers and DK trans here I come. > Sam M. > > Sam, Heat is definitely the enemy of diesel engine...
• Fuel System or Electronic?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:04:47 -0500
  ...and I had to pump the accelerator pedal to keep the revs up to get her to a parking spot. When we came back...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 12:59:26 -1000
  ...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: simple engine RPM question--need shifting advice
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 20:43:04 -0500
  ...revs. I have always rebuilt my own stuff and usually don't even buy anything before it had 100,000 miles. The last engine...
• Re: Sad and depressed
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Tue, 5 Apr 2016 18:47:06 -0400
  ...replaced engine oil, diff oil and gasket and coolant as well >> as >>> threw in some atf. >>> >>> Just moved the van. It revs really high...
• Two possibly related symptoms?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:28:23 -0700
  ...When the engine is cold, it is gutless. It revs fine in Park or Neutral, but when in gear it won't rev and...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:46:28 -0600
  ...There is an oil pressure switch right by the crankshaft pulley at the rear of the engine. It's kinda hard to get at...
• Re: For Aircooled crowd only...Revs to MPH + crusing spd
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:47:23 -0800
  ...If a > gauge had been a cost-effective method to prevent engine failure then > I am certain the German engineers at the factory would...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 09:26:57 -0700
  ...Fill up the pressure tank as much as I can, engine running idle, put cap back on. Disconnect at the pressure tank the hose...
• Re: Wheels upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 14:05:04 -0700
  ...So should I just wait until I do the engine > conversion, > or is there a wheel/tire combo I could go with now that...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 15:24:47 -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: Inline 4 - new transmission
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 30 May 2007 23:55:45 -0400
  ...because people don't understand that the engine need to "Breath", so maybe your engine will not at 70. Breath mean that in need...
• Car weekend
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 08:47:30 -0500 (CDT)
  ...interstate at 70 and keep the revs good and low. Finally, I asked to see the engine and I could see the ground through...
• Re: Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:02:07 -0400
  ...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: A mystery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 21 Aug 2022 22:14:03 -0500
  ...A mystery > > I have a fairly new Subaru engine conversion in my van. The engine itself > is basically new by way of an overhaul...
• Re: SOMETIMES IT WILL, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:51:46 -0700
  ...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 mixture too rich?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:51:52 -0400
  ...Sitting still, and slowly increasing engine speed, it hunts at 1500 to 2000 rpm, then revs rapidly after passing that sticky range. From a...
• Re: Standard to Automatic...Yes !!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:48:17 -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...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 15:16:17 -0400
  ...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: [Syncro] Feedback on gearing options, TDI converted vans
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:04:04 -0800
  ...what are the optimal operating revs for your engine - comparable to the green area on the stock 2.1 tachs? Thanks --- Karl Mullendore <groups...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Some TDi Comments (Shortened Version)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 04:49:02 -0500
  ...When coupled with large tires, you can get a 788 revs/mile outputfor acceptable revs at 75 mph of 4038 revs for the DZ...
• Re: Sad and depressed
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 09:37:58 -1000
  ...replaced engine oil, diff oil and gasket and coolant as well as >> threw in some atf. >> >> Just moved the van. It revs really high...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2010 05:47:23 -0400
  ...Digifant timing/tuning help needed Hi Volks, My 1.9L digifant engine has been sluggish ever since I put it into the bus back...
• Re: My auto transmission troubles
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:46:48 -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: The Sounds of $$$ ? (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:58:52 -0400
  ...but not stopping - I'd give gas to >accelerate and the engine revs and gas peddle feedback feel like the car is >in neutral...
• '78 Correct oil pressures?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 6 Sep 95 0:46:08 EDT
  ...Current problem/worry involves oil pressure and hydraulic lifters, now I never had a hydraulic lifter AC engine, and our '86 Wasserboxer used to...
• Engine Cutout
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 22:55:44 -0600
  After continuing to work the usual cures for my persistent problems with engine stumbling or hesitation, the problem has only gotten worse with my...
• Re: Popes out of 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 1 May 2019 21:54:57 -0400
  ...the damaged 3/4 slider hub doesn't like engine-braking. I did a lot of long-distance drives this way, bungie cords attached...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:04:20 -0500
  ...I don't think it's the distributor either, as If the timing was staying advanced it would leave the engine running faster, not...
• Re: '84 California water-cooled fuel probs
  Historical mailing list - CalvinBruce
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 09:08:06 -0700
  ...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: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:15:50 -0400
  ...I think this stands to reason, since (1) the engine never misfires, hesitates, or otherwise acts weird, suggesting no unmetered air is getting in...
• Distributor Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 08:58:25 -0700
  ...After some time the engine will go back to normal operation. Stopping, turning off the ignition, and restarting does not seem to help. Usually...
• Gasping and bucking fixed! On the road again! Thanks Listees
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 20:05:35 -0800
  ...Once the thermostat opens and the coolant flows > the engine idle speed drops and black smoke comes out of the exhaust. Ok > that's...