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• Re: ? for our mechanical wizards
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:02:39 -0700
  ...From that I'd hazard a guess that at 4500rpm you're sucking 4725 liters of air per minute? (4500rpm * 2.1liters / 2 revs...
• Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 15:23:20 -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: Oil Pressure Light Flickering
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:51:08 -0800
  ...is intermittently shorting out on something with high vibrations from high revs. Your situation is the opposite of worn bearings. Add an oil pressure...
• Fw: Continued oil buzzer/warning light hassle
  Historical mailing list - bpremack
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 13:35:19 -0500
  ...If I simply idle longer at initial start up, the warning waits > until I drive off and the revs get to 1500+. This regularly...
• Re: Kumho Road Venture T-i-r-e
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:19:13 -0800
  ...with a load rating of 98 >>26.7 inch diameter 781 revs/mile 8.3" wide >> >>This seems to be one of the only...
• Re: Temperature Testing
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:48:46 -0700
  ...The various hoses quickly climbed > to about 180F, but it took almost a half hour at idle and slight revs before > the radiator reached...
• 82 diesel vanagon passed the diesel emissions test! Diesel Wisdo m? Coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:01:01 -0400
  ...Last but not least mentioned that I should not be afraid to work the engine, that it's better to give it the revs...
• The Sounds of $$$ ? (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 06:50:58 -0400
  ...not stopping - I'd give gas to accelerate and the engine revs and gas peddle feedback feel like the car is in neutral for...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: 5 Speed Trans: DX vs. AAP in my 1.6TD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:05:06 -0700
  ...lucky. > And it's turning lots faster than 2500 revs, too--closer to 4k revs, > methinks. > > Dan > > >2500 rpm get 29.5 at 70...
• Re: FW: Tire question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 16 May 2011 14:43:48 -0700
  ...is already too large > really. > > So I wondered how much the revs could be decreased at highway speeds [and > all others] using the tallest...
• Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:43:52 -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: Gas versis catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:51:04 +0000
  ...By > that I mean it revs up a little and then settles back down to normal. > > William
• Re: Tiico: Harmonic balancing pulley
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 10:38:18 -0700
  ...His test was the application of a human foot to the tail pipe or muffler and pushing down (reasonably) as an assistant revs the...
• Re: noisy lifter: Marvel mystery oil??
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:05:46 -0700
  ...exhaust blows smoke sometimes after a steep, long decent at high revs.)? It has 141K on the engine, so I guess that would not...
• My auto transmission troubles
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:46:35 -0400
  ...I try lower revs vs going into 2nd and having the revs up around 3500-4000. It seems to be about the same. (Now...
• 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...
• semi-urgent auto transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:39:47 -0400
  ...Step on the gas and it revs freely up to about 2500 then the van takes off with a thud. For about the first...
• Re: Tire size vs. Engine RPM
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 18:16:02 -0700
  ...Tire pressure has only a small effect on the tire revs per mile. The so called "load radius" of the tire can decrease quite...
• 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...
• Re: Low power 1 min after start?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:20:53 -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...
• 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
  ...starts very rough, sputters, and misses, but I can now get > revs up eventually, and once at operating temp, will idle roughly at > 900rpm...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 11:52:09 -0700
  ...Also, if I start it, turn the key to "on" and bring the revs up, quickly turn the key to "off" and back to...
• 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: Iron Butt/Iron Bus, Tii conversion (long)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:08:08 -0500
  ...Starts > instantly, idles well, revs willingly. Looks like VW put it in there > (until you notice the slight bandsaw marks on the adapter plate...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 May 2010 22:14:47 -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...
• Re: oil pressure diagnosis.
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:08:37 -0700
  ...The only change has been the rings & bearings. > > > > Raise the revs 50 rpm and the oil light is off. Shop says oil pump's...
• AC & starter question
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 16:35:58 -0700
  ...Got the revs up and scooted away. All new belts, she normally idles fine too. Anyhow, I am more curious about the problem about...
• 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...
• Re: Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 16:39:35 -0800
  ...It will idle and rev smoothly-as soon as you put a load to it that is let out the clutch, it revs-cuts...
• Fw: Timing Notch? on 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 18:11:23 -0500
  ...F > > > -----u-----------------R > > > When setting the timing (Temp Sender II disconnected, revs at 2000 > > rpm) > > > which notch gives the required 5 degree ahead of...
• Re: Emissions: Vacuum Leak ID'd 82 aircooled westy
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:40:53 -0400
  ...It revs slightly when I hit it with starting fluid. I tried to simply tighten the intake manifold bolts a bit but that didn...
• Re: '84 Westy call on Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:51:57 -0700
  ...Then, when the cable was all seized up with ice I could keep the revs under control during shifts....Lift foot, pull string, depress...
• Pooh's on the mend
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 12:07:16 -0000
  ...The engines now a lot smoother but the revs are a little bit low when cold. This week it's the pain barrier - new...
• Re: Runs great--for a minute or two ??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:17:23 -0500
  ...I can pull the throttle to keep it running as long as > I want, but if I don't keep the revs above 2000...
• Re: Sad and depressed
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 08:56:50 -0400
  ...It revs really high. Like 3500 high before it moves. It > feels like it's stuck in a high gear. Usually it clunks a...
• Re: The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  18 Apr 1995 12:52:12 GMT
  ...Keep the revs reasonable (under 5000 rpm) and you should never experience "floating". I did once float the valves on my 66 Bug with...
• Yokohama Y370G data
  Historical mailing list - Gary A Meek
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 16:34:10 -0600
  ...818 (my speedo face says I need 820 revs per mile) Loaded Section Width: 8.6 inches Maximum Load (at 65 psi): 1710 pounds...
• Major Hesitation and Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Sat, 08 Feb 1997 22:45:05 -0500
  ...When the engine is relatively cold it revs up fine in neutral, but when warm the hesitation and kind of metalic sound are present...
• Re: Timing Notch? on 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 23:42:59 UT
  ...F -----u-----------------R When setting the timing (Temp Sender II disconnected, revs at 2000 rpm) which notch gives the required 5 degree ahead of...
• Re: TDI, TD and 2.0L conversions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 11:21:03 -0700
  ...I >> am looking for power from the bottom up and the GTI engine certainly does >> not have the torque at lower revs. > >I disagree...
• TDI, TD and 2.0L conversions
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 19:31:45 -0700
  ...I am looking for power from the bottom up and the GTI engine certainly does not have the torque at lower revs. For good...
• Re: [Syncro] Automatic transmissions? (friday little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:28:44 -0800
  ...about 7/10 of a second (takes longer as the computer revs the engine to match the RPMs on both sides of the tranny...
• Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:09:09 -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: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:30:14 -0700
  ...It appears now to just let coolant flow back and forth cycling from idle to higher revs. I have one on order. Stuart From...
• Ranting and Raving
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:44:50 -0600
  ...That did not help, when I get the revs up or the motor is warm it stops, water pump??? No water leaks, but must...
• Re: 16" tires? Long
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:35:52 -0600
  1st posted this back in Mar of '09 before My '90 Westy 2wd4mt had been Subarued > ORRs 2cents on tires & revs & MPGs --> I'm...
• throttle position sensor was-bucking in parking lots
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:01:14 -0500
  ...The motor revs up and down. When idling it runs fairly smooth but sometimes it does this also when idling. Otherwise the motor seems...
• 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...
• Re: engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:05:57 -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...
• Re: '88 stalls when cold
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Fri, 16 Aug 96 15:17:57 -0500
  ...Needs a bit of gas and some pedal massaging to keep the revs up until the engine heats up a bit . Once the engine...
• Re: ? alt theories to blowing smoke
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Tue, 6 May 1997 20:30:56 -0400
  ...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: some observations on the power of an inline VW 1.8 liter (Rabbit, Golf, Jetta) gas..
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:11:00 -0500
  ...If I shift back to 4th > it takes my revs right into the "meat" of the power..about 3700 at > 55mph..The motor seems...
• 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: G60 in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 04 Jun 1996 14:33:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...In an all-out race, I'm sure it would run out of revs over 80 mph or so (I've never tried)... but...
• Erratic idling 2.1 DJ engine SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:14:19 +0200
  ...My engine revs at idle started fluctuating to 2500rpm 2 weeks ago. This got worse until it got stuck at 3000rpm a few times...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:00:22 -0500
  ...Tire trivia I wondered about that measured radius vs rollout (revs per mile) specification. Let us assume we have a tank or some other...
• Re: SOMETIMES IT WILL, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:55:45 -0500
  ...Can't > get but 3000 revs out of it sometimes. Other times he can go to the top > of > the green on the tach...
• 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
  ...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: Timing on 1600DP
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 16:07:56 -0700
  ...The 009 gets it's power in the revs, so you have to rev up the engine to get that power. Now, I know...
• Auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:13:27 -0600
  ...overnight) when I put it in Drive or > > reverse, take the parking brake off, and put my foot on the gas, the revs go...