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• Re: Front bench seat?
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:56:27 +0200
  ...or at least a beam behind it since there are no limiters on the folding back.... Calle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob" <becidawa@HCTC.COM...
• Re: nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 24 May 2009 07:33:37 -0700
  David Under acceleration, if you bang it into second when you wanted fourth, you WILL over-rev your motor - the limiter has nothing to...
• Zetec Conversion Boston to Dallas Trip Report Day 1
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:56:18 -0600
  ...The engine doesn't really have a red line but a Rev Limiter instead. We drove it in second gear and just let it...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 15:02:04 -0500
  ...New one ordered, problem solved (this one anyway.) I guess the sound I heard must have been the pressure limiter inside the pump. Thanks...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:23:12 EDT
  ...is with my chevy-6 and an msd soft-touch rev-limiter) i hope to go faster after i install the bullet train brakes...
• Re: That "peppy" 2.2L
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:11:41 -0400
  ...to hear about the lightening the load and raising the rev limiter > taking care of business with the 2.2. Be what does th...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 19:25:25 -0600
  Hi Steve, The ecu on our 86 91 wasser boxer has a rev limiter built in at about 5200. The ones that have the...
• Re: Rev limits
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Mon, 15 May 1995 16:44:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...smitht@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Tim Smith) > I remember an really expensive rotor for my '71 that was a centrifugal rev > limiter also...
• Re: Long brake-line
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:51:20 -0400
  ...That's the pressure limiter for the rear brakes. >Anyway is there a part out there or do folks manufacture these themselves? VW says...
• Re: Digitool building and group entertainment.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:02:59 -0500
  ...The light bulb acts like a current limiter. It is variable resistance device (the higher the current, the greater the resistance) and a fuse...
• RE: Governors (i.e.-rev limiters)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 03 May 1996 11:31:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I've never seen/heard of a rev limiter on a VW engine, excpet for an ignition-cutout plunger on a special rotor for...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 13:34:55 -0400
  ...is with my chevy-6 and an msd soft-touch rev-limiter) i hope to go faster after i install the bullet train brakes...
• Re: AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 16:08:58 EDT
  ...t the redline be at 4000 rpm? Shouldn't the rpm limiter kick in at 4000, not 5300? The Tiico engine redlines at 6400...
• Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:06:06 -0400
  ...The passenger side silding window has the danger of a guillotine effect when the door opens, but a mostion limiter would take care of...
• Re: Rev limits
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 10:57:58 -0300
  ...really expensive rotor for my '71 that was a centrifugal rev limiter also, fixed at 4200RPM i think, that or 4400. Cheap insurance, but...
• Re: Speed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 07:53:14 -0800
  ...You see the rev limiters kick in at the top of the rpm curves: http://www.bostig.com/files/speed.gif Jim ________________________________________ Bostig Engineering...
• Re: Rev limiter????
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:00:35 -0500
  It is relatively simple to upgrade to the instrument cluster with the tachometer. The only hard part is running the wire from the positive...
• Re: Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies. RPM in 5th gear question.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 23:20:43 EST
  ...At 4000 RPMs I can go @95 MPH with a top speed of @133 befor the rev limiter would activate. I had a taller...
• Governors (i.e.-rev limiters)
  Historical mailing list - Robinson
  Fri, 3 May 1996 13:38:11 -0400 (EDT)
  Hi all, just a quick question. I'm working on getting my '66 Westy ready for the road and I was just wondering if...
• Re: Auto Transmission advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Nov 2010 21:32:43 -0400
  ...you won't be able to downshift because of the speed limiter. It's probably more exciting if you're a lead-foot...or...
• Re: another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:46:13 -0700
  ...The drum is an important part of the system - it provides a limiter for the piston travel and equalizes the pressure on the two...
• Re: cruising speed
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 13:37:30 -0500
  ...The green zone on the tach fades out at 4500rpm the rev limiter is set at about 5200. Top speed is about 85mph. Don...
• Redline (the speed, not the oil) (was: with all this talk about prices...)
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:55:08 -0500
  ...do Vanagons have rev limiters? Or was this guy just letting it coast down a mountain and letting gravity take it well over redline...
• Re: TOP SPEED
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 08:45:42 -0600
  ...writes: > I know that in the 1.9 the engine speed limiter kicked in at about > 95-98 mph, > would the 2.1 do...
• Re: (Conversion-OrientedVC) Subaru 2.2l 4-cyl turned 260K this afternoon while coming home from Atlantic City
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:00:43 -0700
  ...I have torn 2 >transmissions up driving hard in the snow -- flooring in second gear, >and using the rev-limiter as the traction control...
• Re: nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 24 May 2009 02:46:55 -0400
  ...RPM on a >missed shift! =) It won't go there -- the limiter kicks in around 5600 rpm. >I'd just call it failure due...
• Re: throttle flat spot
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:42:18 -0500
  ...1983 vanagon 1.9l waterboxer I thought it was the rpm limiter kicking in, but it happens on the highway too. It varies with...
• Re: VW V-8 engine
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:29:38 -0500
  On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Stan Wilder wrote: > I think the ECU's speed limiter cuts in at 115 mph. > --------------------- Clip -------------- > I'm think...
• Re: Brake Power?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 18:31:17 -0400
  ...You can get the 1.9L up to about 96 before the rev limiter shuts down the fuel injectors. But, you need a big...
• Re: Your Vanagon questions/POP TOP
  Historical mailing list - Johnny
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:44:28 GMT
  ...Let's call this the "limiter rope". I also tied a separate rope to the pull-bar and led it back to bed. Let...
• Re: 2.1L engine parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 14:17:21 PST
  ...I know that the rev-limiter will kick in at 5600, I did it so the engine will not be stressed if I hit...
• Idle stabilizer system
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 15:29:43 -0400
  ...Additionally it behaves like an air start valve while cranking and a vacumm limiter valve during hard deceleration. It is really to the engine...
• Re: Functional differences between ECUs?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:27:14 -0500
  Well, one difference I've noted between my 87 and my 91 is the rev limiter is higher. 87 shuts off abruptly and completely...
• Re: [WetWesties] 5400rpm rev limiting rotors for 10 bucks at cip
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:59:19 -0700
  ...http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/distributor-(ignition)-rotor/rotor-speed-limiter-style-04016 Just sayin' -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria...
• '71 Volkswagen Crewcab, very good mechanicals, body-solid an... (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 04:34:31 -0800 (PST)
  ...12k miles on overhaul, including- Engine 1776 cc, Weber IDFs, 009 w/ rev limiter, full flow oil w/ Oberg filter, doghouse cooler, alternator Brakes...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 10:12:19 -0700
  The engine behaves like it has a very extreme rev limiter in place. If I press in the clutch it dies. From there I...
• Re: (Conversion-OrientedVC) Subaru 2.2l 4-cyl turned 260K this afternoon while coming home from Atlantic City
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:08:37 -0400
  ...I have torn 2 > >transmissions up driving hard in the snow -- flooring in second gear, > >and using the rev-limiter as the traction control...
• Re: Found: 15" Performance tire for Vanagon: 215/65HR15 102H REINFORCED
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:38:03 -0400
  ...It probably still means that the electronic speed limiter is removed or raised, tighter suspension, better tires, better brakes, etc., etc. The Northstar 4...
• Re: Governors (i.e.-rev limiters)
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 3 May 1996 12:31:18 -0700 (PDT)
  And UTORInfoCommons thus wrote: > > as i recall thom fitzpatrick was rebuilding a governpr to put on his 56'? thom > care to share any light...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:18:40 -0700
  ...of a guillotine effect > when the door opens, but a mostion limiter would take care of that. > > Any thoughts? Anyone seen this, or even...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 13:30:59 -0400
  ...from the ends of the line) it could be an overvoltage limiter. Even a plain diode (reverse biased of course) could be to suppress...
• Re: Anyone use Les Schwab for tires?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 16:21:12 -0500
  ...They have little torque limiter thinga-ma-bobs but either they didn't know how to use them or didn't use them. Now...
• Re: Top speed of a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 11:39:38 -0800
  ...i had to remove the soft-touch rev-limiter/tach or i would have been limited to 5500rpm(roughly 95mph) this speed was gotten...
• (Conversion-OrientedVC) Subaru 2.2l 4-cyl turned 260K this afternoon while coming home from Atlantic City
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:12:11 -0400
  ...I have torn 2 transmissions up driving hard in the snow -- flooring in second gear, and using the rev-limiter as the traction control...
• Re: VW V-8 engine
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:22:52 -0500
  ...That was also in the days before electronic speed limiters. ;) The days of special police engines are pretty much over, from what I've...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:24:06 +0200
  ...This serves as noice limiter, is easy to slide away sideways if I have backseat passengers or need for vision in tight parkingspaces and...
• Re: Zetec Conversion Boston to Dallas Trip Report Day 1
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:14:52 -0500
  ...The engine doesn't really have a red line but a Rev Limiter instead. We drove it in second gear and just let it...
• Re: That "peppy" 2.2L
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:50:58 -0400
  ...to hear about the lightening the load and raising the rev limiter > > taking care of business with the 2.2. Be what does th...
• 30-50 challenge with DJ-code WBX
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:13:23 -0400
  ...It will pull eagerly up to the rev limiter. You can see other tests here: http://www.knology.net/~vw/30-50challenge.htm According...
• Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 May 2017 09:24:51 -0700
  ...The engine acts like it has a rev limiter at > 3000 RPM. Tacho function is good, idle is good, power is good until it...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:10:52 -0700
  ...of a guillotine effect > when the door opens, but a mostion limiter would take care of that. > > Any thoughts? Anyone seen this, or even...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:31:14 EST
  ...My old 1.9 WBX could get up to about 93-95 mph before the engine rev limiter kicked in and shut down the...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:36:23 -0600
  ...wrote: > > > The engine behaves like it has a very extreme rev limiter in place. If I > > press in the clutch it dies. From there...
• Re: Toasted my engine or transmission?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:59:31 -0400
  ...Oh yeah, still in third, been bouncing off the rev limiter for the last few hundred yards. OOPS. High revs (below redline) will wear...
• Re: What is rpm @ 70 mph? -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 14:57:43 -0600
  ...but on the old >engine, there is a built in rev-limiter that kicks in at around 5500 rpm >but with an automatic, you...
• Re: Sliding window idea
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:06:10 -0700
  ...The passenger side silding window has the danger of a guillotine effect when the door opens, but a mostion limiter would take care of...
• Re: That "peppy" 2.2L
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:57:40 -0400
  ...Glad to hear about the lightening the load and raising the rev limiter taking care of business with the 2.2. Ben what does...
• Re: throttle flat spot
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:02:12 -0500
  ...1983 vanagon 1.9l waterboxer > > I thought it was the rpm limiter kicking in, but it happens on the highway > too. It varies with...
• Re: stock antenna - no AM stations?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:33:35 -0700
  Does your new radio have a limiter button somewhere...something designed for overpowered AM stations. If it's on then the normal AM stations...
• I'm Back! Also, Hot water with no drain
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:19:22 -0800
  ...The critical part is to have a temperature limiter or else you'll have 220 degree water and a severe scaling hazard. I used...