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• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:57:50 -0400
  Actually the Syncro speedometer cable spins at double the revs/mile ten the 2wd. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drexler
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:30:01 -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: Gastester(schon wieder!)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 95 12:43:23 EDT
  ...it to flow a lot of air by, I got high revs at idle 1500-1700 say but a nice mixture, to be expected...
• ? alt theories to blowing smoke
  Historical mailing list - Derrek Wittmann
  Tue, 06 May 1997 18:44:20 -0700
  ...If I baby it, it only smokes a little, but if I the engine revs over 2000 RPM under load it starts blowing dence...
• Re: Flywheel Lightening
  Historical mailing list - Steve Tew
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 19:22:19 -0600
  ...This can be compensated for by increased revs and more clutch slipping, but it'll be harder to drive and the clutch may not...
• 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
  ...when the revs again were raised to 4000 to 4300 > the > > >temperature dropped to 20% of gauge... > > > > David Beierl - Providence, RI > > http://pws.prserv...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 10 May 2004 15:10:50 -0700
  ...4) Once I got off the freeway and let the revs down it had gotten worse and the motor died. 5) I was able...
• 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:37:48 -0400
  ...It still revs > up to about 2K and at least it oscillates back and forth. I turned on the > air conditioning and it really...
• Running rich - hellllp!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:07:01 +0000
  ...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: Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:02:09 -0400
  ...did not want to IdleDown ~ > don't remember how > > high the Revs were ~ not as high as 3K ~ maybe closer to 2K ~ & the > culprit...
• Re: Wear Index
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 9:13:33 PST
  ...VW Bus Relative Wear Index Year | Top Gear | Final Drive | Engine Revs | Stroke | Piston Travel | Ratio | Ratio | /Mile | | /Mile ________________________________________________________________________ Micro | | | | | 1200 | 0.82 | 4...
• Re: <syncro/all> hesitation/miss after fording?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:09:49 -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: Audi ripped open by backhoe (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:04:40 +1200
  ...The goob on the backhoe revs the diesel up and takes a >claw at the roof of the 200!!!! While the announcer is whining...
• Re: engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Peter Pollard
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:02:21 -0500
  ...The van starts fine and runs >smooth for about 40 seconds then the revs drop and the miss kicks in. The >miss in like...
• 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:51:47 -0500
  ...Does not seem more likely to come on if the revs are low. If it stays on too long, I can just turn off...
• Re: Billy won't run
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 12:02:26 -0500
  ...This morning when I tried to start it, it starts, revs up, then immediately dies. No way to keep it running. I pulled the...
• Tire Report: 14" Firestone Affinity LH30
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 00:05:11 -0400
  ...25.9" Revs Per Mile 804 Tirerack Price: $61 usual disclaimers: I don't work for Firestone or Tirerack blah blah, quack quack :) Happy...
• Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:49:39 -0400
  ...instead you can just rev it up and nothing happens (just revs). I have a good used transmission I can put in place of...
• More Vacuum leak Qs 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 03:57:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...At higher revs it seems Ok. I just cleaned up all the connections on all the ground wires I could find, and the braided...
• Re: Opinions on old diesels with AT
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:52:26 -0800
  ...automatic than a manual, it > would still be louder and higher revs because the AT is only 3-speed. I have the > chance to...
• Re: What are symptoms of a bad auxillary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:20:30 -0400
  ...get backfiring(exhaust is tight-timing good),wont hold an idle. Revs to 3000rpm when first started.Then settles down and stalls out.Better...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 15:42:48 -0500
  ...It starts fine, idles fine, revs up fine. But recently when it reaches operating temperature it stumbles, almost dying not willing to go up...
• Re: Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:41:13 -0400
  In our case, the source of a clunking noise under high revs on hard pulls turned out to be the K&N air filter...
• Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:46:50 -0700
  ...The really fancy > ones have a computer to 'blip the throttle" and match revs for the > driver....hey...an automatic! Slightly different than a...
• Crazy snow in East (some vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:22:38 -0500
  ...A couple revs later, it catches, and I figure the belt got a little moist. I hop out as it idles...but it sounds...
• Re: 2.0L runs fine cold (5min.)then stalls
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 12:49:15 -0500
  ...The only thing that will keep it going is if you keep the revs > over about 3k and then it will stay running but...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 16:30:04 -0800
  ...I can > > >feather the revs til it smooths out at about 1700 rpm but it will not > > >return > > >to idle.This is, of course...
• RE: Re:[F] Extra large engines
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 01 Feb 1996 07:36:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Many revs later, it still had the same engines. >If you want really weird - check out a WW-I vintage aircraft in which the...
• Re: cyl head temp gauge and sub-zero driving
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 19:14:02 EDT
  ...Yes shifting might be a little different (to keep revs up initially). We are now conditioned to the idea that the first few miles...
• 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...
• 1985 FAST idle
  Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 22:16:05 -0500
  ...Step on the gas and it revs right up with no misses or backfire. When I lift my foot from the gas pedal the...
• Re: Friday: First Vanagon Race Report
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:47:53 -0700
  ...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: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:59:37 -0400
  ...On my 1992 600 SEL the transmission upshifts are delayed when cold to get the revs up to help get the cats lighted. > > Dennis >
• Re: Standard to Automatic...Yes !!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:06:16 -0700
  ...Plus the added strain on the braking system, > plus the higher revs on the engine. I guess that's the price you pay for...
• 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...
• Van is down - help!
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:24:22 -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: s&s header install and speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:27:17 -0400
  ...No, you can't change the odometer, but by comparing the revs per mile of the two tires, you can calculate how far off...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity - Torque Kills
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 09:47:14 -0500
  ...Under the same conditions, the components of an engine are more > lightly loaded at high revs than at low speeds. Although I'm > repeating...
• 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: Vangon Fan Housing
  Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
  Tue, 2 Aug 1994 12:48:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...A good of rule of thumb so I was told is 10 psi per 1000 revs. However I recall David S. saying that he...
• 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
  ...in first gear and them shifting into 4th by matching speed/revs. Now.. The van shifts through gears without the engine running. I believe...
• Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 19:05:35 -0700
  ...TD. >With the original tranny, i find that the engine really revs too fast on top >gear. I guess it must be running at...
• Re: MORE 12v fridge not working info
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:17:44 -0400
  ...the alternator light doesn't go off until you get the revs a little about idle, then the light goes out and stays out...
• ?? 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: Street camping
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Wed, 19 Oct 1994 12:23:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...If I focus, I can feel the vibrations of a nearby truck when it revs up to go. My best bet with truck stops...
• Re: Any ideas, my van runs terrible, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:00:10 -0800
  ...Seems if a get the > revs up, it "catches" and gets going, but not > anywhere like normal. > > Pulled one set of plugs, all sooty...
• 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: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 01:47:21 +0000
  ...this.  I can pretty much hear the speed of my engine revs and guess my tachometer.  If I get a audible oil temp and...
• 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: Automatic transmission advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:06:14 -0400
  ...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: It's not moving...UGH!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 15:00:22 -0500
  ...Now my Vanagon has had some recent transmission problems where when > you step on the accelerator, it just revs and then accelerates very slowly...
• 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...
• Re: Tire Size Recommendation for a 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 4 May 2002 07:42:00 -0700
  ...you what the factory tire diameter was estimated to be. (805 revs per mile) The 205/75R14 XCA's are rated at 787 rev...
• Re: Rough Running 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 23:04:13 -0400
  ...From 11,000' down to 9,000' the motor started "sputtering", gets worse then revs drop and motor stalls. After a few minutes you...
• Re: freezing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 94 21:27:11 EST
  ...This means though that you will never have high heat at idle or low revs, thus the booster fan - JC Witless has them as...
• 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: Automatic Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 21:22:34 -0600
  ...and 20 degree winter ones. > >When the engine is cold the revs have to get to about twice the normal >level before it will...
• Re: Conversions-16v?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:51:59 -0700
  ...Gotta keep the revs up to use the power, and that isn't always ideal considering where some of us take these things. My...