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Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 5 Jul 2014 00:43:52 -0600
...I disconnected the idle stabilizer and the revs dropped > to 800. While checking things out, I noticed that one of the wires from the...
Re: help me stop the oil light from blinking!
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Fri, 31 Mar 2000 07:06:25 EST
...Thu, 30 Mar 2000 23:37:06 EST Hi again, My oil light blinks when the engine revs go over about 2500 ( and then...
Idle stabilizer control unit
Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 22:44:55 EDT
...Plug it back in and it immediately revs high. A new idle stabilizer valve did the same. I have searched the archives and have...
Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:33:22 -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: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Thu, 1 Mar 2018 18:54:44 -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: westys & climbing mountain roads
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sat, 13 Feb 2016 15:20:10 -0800
...On upgrades, I downshift as needed to maintain appropriate revs, and try to keep at a speed that feels good to me for that...
Re: Toasted my engine or transmission?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:26:55 -0700
...The Vanagon ECU will cut off the injectors when it over-revs (BTDT, thought I'd killed it). I have to climb hills at...
Re: Standard to Automatic...Yes !!
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:18:40 -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...
more problems with 82 westyn/noise, bearings, wiring.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Nov 1996 00:06:47 -0800
...Makes a heavy rattling when reving the engine and as well as holding at revs. Sounds like a big end bearing. Could this be...
Re: clutch shudder
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 26 Aug 2001 11:11:56 -0700
...when the motor is > warm. > My solution is to raise the revs a bit and release the > clutch slowly. Clearly, this isn't a...
Re: Now: Thanks! (+ Report. Long.) Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? (and fuel press. regulator)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:38:30 -0800
...It revs up great. The blue smoke cleared > > > up, ( I assume it was smoke resulting from a rich mixture due to a > > > lack of...
Re: TDI or diesel engine replacement
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 20:26:38 -0700
...My TDI revs to 4700, that's only 5 hundred below what my van's red line is and I almost never rev the...
Oil Leaks and Leak Down Test
Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
Thu, 2 May 2002 16:23:53 -0600
...3 I have monitored the air coming from the breather at idle and higher revs and it is not particularly blue or smokey. 4...
Re: Rich Running 1.9l WBX
Historical mailing list - C B
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 18:49:25 -0700
That's what's so weird - other than slight stumble on acceleration from low revs, it starts and runs completely normally, except for the...
Re: The Subaru experience...
Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:14:37 -0500
...you should try a VR6 like I run in my 84 GL auto although like you said revs are kinda high but the acceleration...
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
...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: no power to tranny??
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:41:23 -0700
...i was driving along in third gear at low revs ( 1987 >> syncro with a bostig and triple knobs ) when i here a noise almost...
Re: Washing/Starting problem
Historical mailing list - Dom
Sun, 19 Sep 1999 07:35:45 +1000
...She fires on full throttle with the revs ever so slowly climbing at full throttle for about 1 minute. White smoke whisping out the...
'89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some help on this one...
Historical mailing list - Jamie Bowen
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 11:04:42 +0100
...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: 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...
Re: The Sounds of $$$ ? (longish)
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:41:09 -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: 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: Fuel injector test results
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:20:09 -0400
...my '87 westy runs rich and has little power until the revs get up to 2-3K RPMs. I've fixed/tested a lot...
Digijet timing ATDC or BTDC? compare air cooled AFM
Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:45:03 -0300
...850 rpm * 4 cylinders / 2 (only fires once every two revs) /60 seconds = 28.333333333333333333333333333333333etc. You can record this on a MD or CD...
Neil's Engine Conversion. Progress Update.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:06:30 -0700
...It sounds great! Quite quiet in spite of the shorter exhaust run, idles steady, revs up nicely, though I think the lack of air...
Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:16:14 -0800
...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: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:53:21 +0000
...A > 185/14 tire needs about 825 revs per mile. Note the speedo says 805. > > Dennis > > > >From: Todd Last > >Reply-To: rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET...
Re: No heat at stoplights.
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 6 Jan 2010 21:21:28 -0600
...Pick up the revs > and you do two things. Add more fuel to the fire (gasoline) and pump > hot fluid faster and in greater...
Loose CV bolts
Historical mailing list
Sun, 25 Jun 1995 22:06:10 -0700
...out all I got was "Clunk", no motion, but lots of revs. I got out and looked underneath. There was the inside end of...
Re: Bearing wear
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sat, 26 Aug 2000 00:57:57 PDT
...dumb idea.... >The increased bearing wear comes in as the engine Revs higher and the >centrifugal forces cause the crank to flex in the...
New to Vanagon Mysteries
Historical mailing list - Leslie Shiaman
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 18:31:08 -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[2]: Enging transplants, radiators on ba
Historical mailing list - King, Robert
3 Oct 1995 12:14:53 +1000
...Sorta scary being in a Kombi that revs forever..... Basic components on bus side are flywheel, bellhousing, clutch and pressure plate and starter. On...
6,000 km trip: No Problems
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sat, 29 Aug 1998 15:36:38 PDT
...I cruised about 110 kph (by the speedo) or about 3,600 revs. We see much more on the 2 lane roads and as...
cold idling, stalling problems, fixed! Battery!?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:01:34 -0800
...a little while cranking and then I had to hold the revs up for a minute before I could drive away or it would...
Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Thu, 27 May 2010 23:10:22 -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...
Rev limits, definitive answer
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 23 Nov 2000 15:14:11 -0800
...less than $10; 2) The > engine would probably backfire once the revs dropped below the limit > setpoint. I wish I still had my '84...
Zetec Syncro Westy hits the road..yee haw
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:35:04 -0700
...Don't notice the revs and it seems natural after a short while to not have to worry about revving it up. Did I...
Re: regearing a manual trans
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Fri, 4 Sep 2015 09:01:20 -0700
...of my powerband...rather than waiting and lugging along till the revs really get low, or downshifting and redlining the motor....The spread between...
Re: Gas versis catalytic converter
Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 09:56:25 -0600
...By > > that I mean it revs up a little and then settles back down to normal. > > > > William
Help! my Van caught a cold and the coughing wont quit
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:07:25 -0800
...It revs. up fine if I press on the clutch so it appears to be a load problem. I have a digi tool and...
Re: Transmission upgrade
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:56:29 -0600
...On hills too steep for 4th, I'm hesitant to run the Diesel at high revs for extended time. High 1st means more clutch...
Re: Ranting and Raving
Historical mailing list - chad knutson
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:04:07 -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: AC & starter question
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:49:55 -0500
...Got the revs up > and > scooted away. All new belts, she normally idles fine too. > > Anyhow, I am more curious about the problem about...
Step up the idle
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 22:12:56 -0700
...The engine has stalled a few > >>times and the rpm takes too long to stabilize off revs. > >> > >>I haven't looked at the Bently...
Re: heat ideas
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:16:12 -0500
...The later ones had great Blowers to blow more hot air in, fully dependant on the engine revs. Oil coolers are not the way...
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: Gas mileage query for bostig converts
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:12:33 -0800
...Speed is also the big mileage > killer of all Vans > > I have found, plus the Zetec does better when the revs are kept up...
Re: Load screeching sound from leaving lights on?
Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 06:33:21 -0800
Mine screeches on my Rabbit after getting just a little wet from running over a puddle and then goes away as the engine revs...
Re: Sad and depressed
Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
Tue, 5 Apr 2016 18:01:19 -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: Standard to Automatic...Yes !!
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:24:01 -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...
Re: WTB: 5 speed transmission
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:53:38 -0800
...Does the SA5 speed have a <DIV></DIV>>freeway-cruising-at-low-engine-revs-gear or a climb-up-the-goat-trail <DIV...
'82 California Vanagon: What is the correct amount of vacuum at idle?
Historical mailing list - Tom Graves
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 14:31:37 -0800
...Great revs, though. I bought the losing end of an '80 Westy-meets-Suburban. The 'Burb ran a stop sign and T-boned the...
Re: My auto transmission troubles
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:35:26 -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: newbie - where is the gas???
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 7 Jun 2005 12:05:12 -0700
...When engaging clutch, one should try to avoid high revs in order to save the clutch from burning off or over heating the steel...
Re: Rough running till warmed up
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:39:22 -0700
...My 91 Syncros idle above that closer to 1000+, both just as smooth, just higher revs. I tried getting them all to the same...
Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 4 Sep 2014 14:44:41 -0700
...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: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
Historical mailing list - *****************
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:23:54 -0500
...I >matched the revs and we were able to get by OK. First gear is impossible, >2-3-4 are tough to engage unless...
Re: Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...
Historical mailing list - james v
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:05:29 -0700
...If, after it's warm, you let off the revs, it will overflow back out the open expansion tank. The "burning" smell may have...
Re: Tire question
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 16 May 2011 15:25:46 -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: 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...