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• Re: Michelin XCA
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 21:53:23 -0400
  ...Diam. <http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/tirespecskey.html#overalldiamete r> Revs Per Mile <http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/tirespecskey.html#rpm> Michelin...
• home engine repair ongoings: I'm relaxed now, having spoke to bob.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:01:27 -0800
  ...As per the Boston Engine advice, no more driving, but rather high idling/revs to 1500-2000 for the continuance of initial break-in...
• 1.9L Gutless when first started
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:00:27 -0700
  ...After 30 seconds or so, the engine "wakes up" and revs properly. If I don't wait until it has woken up before driving...
• Re: � � � Re: aerodynamics, was : 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:32:02 EDT
  ...27-8.50x14 or 215/65x15 tires (either 802 or 755 revs/mile). The top speed and passing reserve numbers are readily seen. If...
• Re: Aircooled Running Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:21:18 -0700
  ...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: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:46:28 -0600
  ...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: Loss of power while underway, second occurrence
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:39:35 -0800
  ...want to have it die and not be able > to restart. Revs varied wildly and the tach needle swung from 0 to about > 3...
• PROOF that Gene Berg LIKED WBX engines....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 02:11:20 EDT
  ...This causes the LOW OIL pressure at idle and as the engine revs (if it is not the sensor, wrong oil or oil filter...
• Re: Is a Porsche 911 engine too powerful for a Vanagon and/or Syncro Drivetrain?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 12 May 2001 18:11:26 +1200
  ...A better engine than the Porsche (at LEAST as reliable, better specific power output, revs harder...911 "purists" may now selfrighteously choke), watercooled so...
• Re: Air cooled head temps. Help!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:15:39 -0700
  ...As one lister pointed out a while back, keeping the revs up really helps cooling. I do. And not keeping the "pedal to the...
• Re: Transmission upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:39:35 -0700
  ...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: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentatio
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 08:42:53 -0600
  ...with 1st & 2nd gear >travel for prolonged periods, even when keeping revs up to maintain >coolant flow. I often stop too cool off after...
• Re: Wheels upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 14:05:04 -0700
  ...Lots of volks here currently (me in the past) use Nokian CS tyres (Hakkapellitta) in about 205/65-15 size which keeps the revs...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 15:24:47 -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...
• Car weekend
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 08:47:30 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Also, he had big tires on the back so he could cruise the interstate at 70 and keep the revs good and low. Finally...
• Re: '89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some help on this one...
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:32:30 -0400
  ...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: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:09:36 -0500
  ...My mechanic revs the engine up to bring the level down, add > the coolant and put on the cap presto.. > -- m.
• Re: Inductive Tach for tuning
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 26 Dec 2013 23:20:07 -0800
  ...and it's a reasonable 850 rpm or so at idle, and it revs out right, starts at the very first touch of the...
• 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: simple engine RPM question--need shifting advice
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 07:37:15 -0800
  ...83 hp is enough, if you keep the revs up. When I am doing just ordanary driving around the city, or flat highway, I...
• Step up the idle
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:45:43 -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: 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS FOR SALE ON THE SAMBA
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:41:34 -0700
  ...no? They have a tall 5th? So what's your revs at 70mph in 5th? On my manual 4-speed that's 4K. On...
• Re: Less than 60 mph??? Really?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 10 May 2000 14:47:03 -0700
  ...It is a simple matter to look at the tranny code, get the ratios from the Bentley, look up the revs per mile of...
• Re: Tire question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 May 2011 15:53:04 -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...
• On I4 Engine Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 02:51:29 EDT
  ...no non-industrial 4 had been built for 6K and higher revs at a size greater than 2.2L. (See the tech papers archive...
• Re: regearing a manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 08:18:12 -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...
• Distributor Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 08:58:25 -0700
  ...Usually, I pull over to a safe spot, a gently coax her back to running normally by alternately running up the revs and then...
• Re: speedometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 2013 15:51:39 -0700
  ...One of the Vanagon specific suppliers has an in-line speedo converter that can change the revs. per mile the speedo sees, but I...
• Re: FS: 5 Speed Diesel Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:19:12 -0700
  ...it's time for the next gear - power drops off, and revs are |> high........but .....shoot ! 'I've been in 4th gear since about...
• Re: [VWDIESEL] Slow starter(s)...
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:42:33 -0500
  ...What would cause one of these things to be slow to >return to idle? Tap the throttle, it revs fine, take your foot off...
• Gasping and bucking fixed! On the road again! Thanks Listees
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 20:05:35 -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...
• What I Found About Tire Height Calculations
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 00:06:21 -0500
  ...The manufacturer can often give a curve with revs/mile vs. load or >pressure. > >Frank Grunthaner ________________________________________________________ Derek Drew New York, NY & Washington, DC derekdrew...
• Re: revving idle --> 83 Westy gasser
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:26:22 -0500
  ...But at idle, it 'revs' or cycles rpm. i've replaced (From a well running engine, or new at time)- both temp sensors, replaced...
• Re: Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 17:00:21 +0000
  ...and the idiot light was flickering off just about 3/k revs. > > > > > Had this happen recently as well on my 1.9 WBX. Turned...
• Re: carburator for a '73 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 95 8:54:51 MDT
  ...Right now, > the bus is having serious carburation problems, it stalls, and dies at > low revs. I was thinking in getting the original setup...
• Re: Low idle, hard cold starting
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:12:33 -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...
• Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:07:06 -0800
  ...on the clock.   Symptoms are that it start fine, idles fine, revs up fine without a load and with a load it dies out...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:03:02 -0700
  ...above that closer to 1000+, both just as smooth, just higher revs. > I tried getting them all to the same rpm while they were...
• Re: cold idling, stalling problems, fixed! Battery!?
  Historical mailing list - ****************************
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 20:09:18 -0600
  ...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: Neil's Engine Conversion. Progress Update.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:54:42 -0700
  ...Quite quiet in spite of the shorter exhaust run, >> idles steady, revs up nicely, though I think the lack of air filter is >> affecting...
• 77 FI - postscript to Chapter 1
  Historical mailing list - Dave Backe
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 19:52:05 -0600
  ...low rpms), but it seemed to die out power-wise once the revs got above 2000rpms. You could feel it trying, though - it would...
• Changing From One Van to Another
  Historical mailing list - John Holland
  Fri, 22 Sep 95 21:50:10 PDT
  ...I want to install a tach so I can manage the revs a bit better. (Trying to figure how to mount a VDO 3...
• Help on buying '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 09:19:01 PDT
  ...and seems to have pretty good power, but: -Power at low revs (ie: 1500-2500) is very poor and 'rough' - it lurches when pulling...
• Aircooled Westy - fuel problems?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:43:41 -0500
  ...Touching the pedal when it is cold produces strong revs, but after it warms up a bit (2 - 3 minutes), idle becomes errattic and...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 15:55:01 -1000
  ...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: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:01:47 -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...
• Re: Loss of power while underway, second occurrence
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:09:39 -0500
  ...want to have it die and not be able >> to restart. Revs varied wildly and the tach needle swung from 0 to about >> 3...
• Re: regearing a manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 10:08:14 -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: Advice on 92 Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Kristin G. Burke
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 12:30:37 -0500
  ...and no smoke I could see of any colour - tried high revs in 1st gear and sudden back off to see if it would...
• 77 Fuel Injection - the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Dave Backe
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 20:37:28 -0600
  ...Step on the accelerator a bit, it revs up.. good sign... still sounds flooded. I let it idle (cough and gag) - it won't...
• Re: Oil Pressure Advice
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:45:26 -0700
  ...When cold It idles at 45psi and revs up to 55psi. > >Back in the aircooled days I would run 50W in my 69 stroked...
• some observations on the power of an inline VW 1.8 liter (Rabbit, Golf, Jetta) gas..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:37:33 -0800
  ...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: Overheating symptoms?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 22:32:03 -0700
  ...gear it down and keep the revs up. Wave at everyone as they drive by you cursing. It'll make them feel better. >One...
• Re: preparing for engine rebuild or replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:59:48 -0500
  ...as > few > people as possible! I'm not heavy on the revs otherwise. > > So, my questions are: > > 1. How many more miles am I...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 09:42:49 -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: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:01:52 -0400
  ...Problem is, most of the streets > nearest work have a 25 mph or lower speed limit, so the revs don't get that > high...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question, update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:58:33 -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: oil
  Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
  Wed, 13 Jul 1994 21:22:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...As David Schwarze said, 20 psi is far tooo low; rule of thumb 10 psi per 1000 revs. Any ideas out there what might...
• Re: engine efficiency, I4s, subies, etc
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 18:49:26 -0500
  ...That's why they are less tolorant of higher revs. I've had na 1.5 and 1.6 vw diesels and they didn...
• Re: nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 24 May 2009 11:32:52 -0700
  ...valves actually float, if the > "speed" of the valve at high revs increases the inertia and therby the > degree of impact of the valve...