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• Re: Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Robert S Keezer
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 00:54:33 -0800
  ...If i had a five-speed , I could turn a few hundred less revs in tall third(fourth). Third would really pull up in...
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:26:18 -0700
  ...Your method for climbing hills seems more in line with what I would imagine - get the revs up so you are higher on the...
• Re: Consumer Reports on oil/L
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:00:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...They turn more revs per mile, and wear out more quickly. One product of this, is more metal particulates in the oil for every...
• Re: Climbing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:20:35 -0800
  ...the main point is ....decent low and mid-range but there's more power to be found at higher revs . that's 'normal' and...
• Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 14:28:29 -0700
  ...Max revs, > first a blue cloud and then a black one, and then she finally stopped. > > Now she's very hard to start, appears...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:21:28 +0000
  ...and now it's doing something weird - it idles > >>>> fine, and > >>>> revs > >>>> fine, but won't idle after revving, just stalls. > >>> > >>> They work fine...
• 77 fuel injection - glorious end to Chapter 1
  Historical mailing list - Dave Backe
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 19:47:34 -0600
  ...I step on the gas, and it revs up like it should. A quick check for gas leakage, and I start packing my tools...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:51:09 -0700
  ...All hooked up and the same situation--hard start, won't idle, 30 seconds later revs up to 3500 rpm and stays there. I...
• Re: Engine and Transmission Swap BS: was Thinking Swap ...(Now Full)
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 17:22:06 -0700
  ...I like to rev my engines from time to time, hardly do so on every occasion but don't fear sustained revs under load...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat, workin on it.
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 21:02:49 -0700
  ...tank, put the cap back on the tank and cut > the revs back to idle. A couple of cool-down/heat up cycles on...
• Re: Syncro tire dia. spec. - tolerances? Ask Mr. Science!
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 16:53:00 -0400
  ...if I had to take into account tire load and its influence on revs per mile *so would someone with brand new tires* - so...
• Re: 1.9L Gutless when first started
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:31:27 -0700
  ...There might be a soft cough or two (backfires?). > > After 30 seconds or so, the engine "wakes up" and revs properly. > > If I don...
• Re: rod knock on ivory '84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:21:26 -0600
  ...Tooling around town and watching the revs, you might get away with such a knock for a long time but you would DEFINITELY see...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:32:40 +0000
  ...clutch > chatter ) > Clutch slips when accelerating or going up hills ( engine revs increase, but > van does not gain speed ) > > those are the common ones...
• Lima Bean rolls under its own power (78) long
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 18:45:21 PST
  ...has been started so I run it up and down the revs a bit until it is getting warm and shut it down. I...
• Re: Oil Change Screwup - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:06:35 -0600
  ...the stutter really only happened when the engine was at higher revs, I am hopefully this will solve the problem. On that note, anyone...
• Clutch Dead in Orillia Ontario / Algonquin Park - Does anyone know Valle Shell?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:48:12 -0400
  ...It didn't feel like slipping like clutch problems I've had in other vehicles where the revs climb and the vehicle doesn't...
• Re: Cool Air-Cooled (long)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 08:22:30 -0500
  ...downshift to a lower gear, run the motor at much higher revs, and allow the cooling system to do its work. All that being...
• Re: Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 16:42:09 -0800
  ...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: regearing a manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 15:34:04 -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: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:36:36 -0800
  ...they'll go forever, and they don't mind very high revs at all. But it's all fun ! Smiles, scott -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat, workin on it.
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 24 Aug 2018 07:44:46 -0500
  ...tank, put the cap back on the tank and cut > > the revs back to idle. A couple of cool-down/heat up cycles on...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:34:30 -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: 094 5 Speed Kit Diesel Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Tue, 3 Jan 2017 17:39:00 -0500
  ...TDI's don't like the high revs as much as IDI's when it comes to fuel mileage I've found. The Whitestar...
• Re: Syncro tire dia. spec. - tolerances? Ask Mr. Science!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 18:58:26 -0400
  ...if I had to take into account tire load and its influence on revs per > mile *so would someone with brand new tires* - so...
• Re: Propane Conversion for Vanagon--head north!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 10:08:33 -0800
  ...There is one >main > >>over-all adjuster and one each for idle and running (this is > >>adjusted at 2500 revs). > >> > >>Since the engine is...
• Re: Break-in.......new engine (your opinion?)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:21:23 -0500
  ...Repeted this 4 - 5 times. > Took a 20 minuit ride at 2-3000 rpm, letting the revs go up and down a bit . > Then...
• Re: Propane Conversion for Vanagon--head north!
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:12:58 -0800
  ...There is one >>> > main > >>>over-all adjuster and one each for idle and running (this is >>>adjusted at 2500 revs). >>> >>>Since the engine is...
• AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:52:49 -0400
  ...At the stop light with the brake on I can see the rpm�s go from about 875 and revs to about 1,000...
• All About 16" Wheels - CV-900s Have Arrived
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 18:44:14 -0500
  ...You can go outside these revs per mile ranges by another 10 to 20 revs per mile without ill effects that are too pronounced...
• Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:31:58 -0400
  ...I can see the rpm�s go from about 875 > and revs to about 1,000, then levels off again, normally at idle it...
• Re: 02 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 16:02:57 -0500
  ...After doing this a >few >times (about 5-10 good revs in both 2nd and 3rd gear), the acceleration >became clean and fine. I...
• Syncro tire dia. ad nauseam(F)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 16:53:52 -0700
  ...if I had to take into account tire load and its influence on > revs per mile *so would someone with brand new tires* - so...
• engine conversion experiences (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 10:49:05 -0800
  ...It is a bit smoother than the TDI in terms of noise and vibrations and revs a bit higher too. My brother�s wife...
• Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:34:34 -0700
  ...off the gas completely and/or de-clutch to drop the revs for a couple of seconds. I didn't experience the problem at...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions! - 3A Comment
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:19:48 -0400
  ...For the Vanagon, torque, especially at low revs, is drivability. In my experience with the 3A install, the engine was a tractor puller compared...
• Re: 094 5 Speed Kit Diesel Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 4 Jan 2017 18:16:02 -0400
  ...It might just eat bearings every 4-5 years - which I could accept. > TDI's don't like the high revs as much as...
• Re: Oil Change Screwup - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:36:32 -0400
  ...the stutter > really only happened when the engine was at higher revs, I am > hopefully this will solve the problem. > > On that note, anyone...
• Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:42:22 -0400
  ...I can see the rpm�s go from about 875 >> and revs to about 1,000, then levels off again, normally at idle it...
• Re: My AT Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:00:11 -0700
  ...engine revs but rearward motion is limited. It > did that again today starting cold after work Also found today when > leaving work that the...
• Re: Syncro tire dia. spec. - tolerances? Ask Mr. Science!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 15:53:30 -0700
  ...if I had to take into account tire load and its influence on revs per mile *so would someone with brand new tires* - so...
• Re: No idle when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:47:29 -0600
  ...high teens for about 20 to 60Secs & smoothes out nicely once Revs are Up ~ After that Short WarmUp it will Idle well @ around 900...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 17:04:06 -0400
  ...All hooked up and the same situation--hard start, won't idle, 30 seconds later revs up to 3500 rpm and stays there. I...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - steve meassick
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 02:29:19 +0000
  ...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: digijet FI adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 16:10:17 -0400
  ...It is just a pain to pull up to the light and it just surges or small revs. I did pull a vacuum line...
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 01:56:23 -0700
  ...Your method for climbing hills seems more in line with what I would imagine - get the revs up so you are higher on the...
• this is how bad it gets folks , on $ 9K 86 Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 12 May 2008 20:04:36 -0700
  ...Very stumbly under 2,000 rpm, after that revs out nicely. But the Transmission - it's noisy 8 on a scale of 10 in...
• Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:08:49 -0400
  ...I can see the rpm�s go from about 875 > and revs to about 1,000, then levels off again, normally at idle it...
• Re: 094 5 Speed Kit Diesel Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 20:08:43 -0500
  ...It might just eat bearings every 4-5 years - which I could > accept. > > TDI's don't like the high revs as much as...
• Re: More 89 Bluestar questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:21:08 -0500
  ...When starting from cold, its clear that the idle mixture > is not right as I have to keep the revs up a bit for...
• tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:22:24 -0400
  ...I have made a version where you can input a known revs/mile of a tire and it back-solves for SLR based on...
• We went to Mammoth Lakes for a few days too....
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:49:05 -0700
  ...It's an automatic, so it was one foot on the break and one on the gas pedal keeping the revs up until it...
• Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:15:20 -0400
  ...At the stop light with the brake on I can see the rpm�s go from about 875 and revs to about 1,000...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 22:01:24 -0700
  ...speed as possible....I often crest at about 1mph with the revs going up and down as I try to re-gain traction... I...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 16:50:25 -0400
  ...It > is just a pain to pull up to the light and it just surges or small revs. I > did pull a vacuum line...
• Re: My AT Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:23:19 -0400
  ...engine revs but rearward motion is limited. It >>did that again today starting cold after work Also found today when >>leaving work that the...
• Re: Why do you like your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 16:30:01 EDT
  ...Even better, the guy couldn't stand the revs the engine turned at on the highway, and couldn't tolerate the acceleration/speed. So...
• Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:54:54 -0400
  ...I can see the rpm�s go from about 875 >>>and revs to about 1,000, then levels off again, normally at idle it...
• Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:26:09 -0400
  ...At the stop light with the brake on I can see the rpm�s go from about 875 and revs to about 1,000...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:01:15 -0700
  ...clutch > chatter ) > Clutch slips when accelerating or going up hills ( engine revs increase, > but > van does not gain speed ) > > those are the common ones...