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Re: 90 Syncro engine power probs
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 8 Apr 2012 08:02:03 -0700
...miles home. > > Started when driving just outside of Denver in the mountains, in 4th gear > there was basically no power to the engine at...
Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:55:51 -0500
...road cruising or off road backroads, >> or even go through the mountains at high elevations, I normally gear down >> and run my ABA 2...
Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:18:21 -0400
...More gears in > a transmission allows one to keep the engine running closer to it's maximum > HP output, for better performance. > > The comment...
where'd my clutch go??
Historical mailing list
Mon, 9 Oct 1995 11:06:39 +0100 (MET)
...We were driving in the mountains this weekend, did a lot of steep switchback roads, etc.. I had to shift a lot between 2nd...
Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 15:07:31 -0700
...There were no gears in that box. It was filled with > very small, extremely hard ball bearings. As the drive shaft speed > accelerated, the...
Re: Oil musings on a hot day....
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 21:26:40 -0600
...pump that just had longer squish gears and was an easy switch. bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...
Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:37:50 -0700
...A Vanagon is not a semi tractor, nor does it have anything close to 300 horse, not to mention 15 forward gears, ten tires...
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
...road cruising or off road backroads, >> or even go through the mountains at high elevations, I normally gear down >> and run my ABA 2...
Re: Racing idle in the cold (1995 2.2)
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:56:27 +0000
...Difficult and perilous to change gears (esp. reverse at that high idle) And I get a pretty regular check engine light in this circumstance...
Re: Transmission upgrade
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:45:10 -0700
...are weak...." action in my 3+ years and lots of loaded mountain travel. On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:27 AM, ralph meyermann...
Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 2 Jun 2003 19:03:49 -0700
...For example, we did Hurricane Ridge flat out in 2nd and 3rd gears with no problems. The Coqihalla and BC Hwy 3 to Sparwood...
Noise: Tranny or CV or What?
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Wed, 13 May 1998 17:32:26 -0700
...It is most frequently there in the mountains, going up hills at between 2500 and 3300 in 4th gear. On less demanding flat roads...
Re: bostig kit for VW Vans
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:51:13 -0700
...Not a good fit in my PERSONAL opinion...Need sevearl more gears in that tranny to make it right..But then I may be...
Re: Gas tank capacity
Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
Wed, 3 May 2000 12:37:27 -0700
...on dirt roads in 2nd and 3rd gears, but never more than about 16 mpg on the highway. This is with a new engine...
weird engine behavior, stops on downhill coasting, diagnostic help?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:00:10 -0700
...full throttle, its smooth and happy....going through the mountains in all 5 gears like Dan Gurney, its sweet....if I keep a bit...
Re: Racing idle in the cold (1995 2.2)
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:18:48 -0500
...Difficult and perilous to change gears (esp. reverse at that > high idle) > > And I get a pretty regular check engine light in this circumstance...
Re: Overheating symptoms?
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 19 Mar 1996 12:04:50 -0800 (PST)
...I know the preventative measures, > but if I'm driving mountain passes on a hot summer day how do I > know if I should...
Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:30:41 -0400
...If I'm caught going slow with a long grade ahead I like to have the option to be in any of 3 gears...
Re: What does PUCH mean? and Wurth?
Historical mailing list - Markus Samuelson
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 21:20:32 +0200
...I think Haflinger means "mountain goat" or something like that. Wurth (to be precise, W�rth) are a German mechanical engineering company who design...
Re: Injected grease into CV boot and it works
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:56:33 -0400
...It was only under load, going up through the gears. Obviously torque-related, but someone had suggested it was valve tick. Ugh, that's...
Re: Trip and tire report
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 08:58:43 -0700
...In extremes like mountain climbs in lower gears I have even hot 240f with this set up. Still no oil pressure warning buzzers or...
Repaired link - 1970 VW Combi for Sale
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Wed, 17 May 2006 14:12:09 -0500
...work done) 4 speed, great climbing power up hills in lower gears, about 95% restored and in great working condition mechanically and cosmetically. Engine...
Re: Racing idle in the cold (1995 2.2)
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:22:05 +0000
...Difficult and perilous to change gears (esp. reverse at that > high idle) > > And I get a pretty regular check engine light in this circumstance...
Re: Ideal Gearing Query For Subaru Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:11:42 -0700
...For those of you not familiar with CA Highway 17, it runs from San Jose over the Santa Cruz mountains and down to the...
'64 Tranny Problems
Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
19 Apr 1995 08:17:41 -0800
...I looked in the Bus Stop (Rocky Mountain Motorworks) catalog and found that they don't stock these parts (only post '64 drums are...
Inspection Horror Story!
Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 16:28:23 EDT
...It looks like a mountain to me. Of course he knocks rubber off of the nearly brand new tires. STOP!(my wallet is having...
Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:01:56 -0800
...speed) you can > > climb > > mountains all day long, and never tire more than on the flats, if > > you > > change gears appropriately to keep pedaling...
Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:02:52 -0800
...speed) you can > > climb > > mountains all day long, and never tire more than on the flats, if > > you > > change gears appropriately to keep pedaling...
Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:45:01 -0700
...If I'm caught going slow with a long grade ahead I like to have the option to be in any of 3 gears...
Re: Comments on Splittie
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:26:38 -0500
...I live nine miles up with 3200 ft elevation gain on a > twisty > mountain road. i've never had a brake issue--just gotta...
Wild West trip report
Historical mailing list - Richard
Wed, 07 Jun 95 13:02:20 EDT
...did notice about continuous mountain driving, is that there seems to be a gap between 2nd and 3rd gears. Anyone else noticed this? What...
Re: simple engine RPM question--need shifting advice
Historical mailing list - Vanman
Fri, 20 Nov 1998 07:37:15 -0800
...Same thing applies when going over mountain passes, except here I aslo pass SUVs w/ 2x the power, just to prove a point to...
Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 09:00:26 -0500
...I had to drive to Anchorage 150 miles away through the mountains and with 20 years of show driving in Alaska under my belt...
1989 Blue Star van available in NC
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Mon, 21 Apr 2014 17:00:23 -0400
...I have worked on the van again somewhat, since the beginning of the year but I live in the NC mountains and have no...
Noise: Tranny or CV or What? -Reply
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
Fri, 15 May 1998 08:50:37 +0200
...It is most frequently there in the mountains, going up hills at between 2500 and 3300 in 4th gear. On less demanding flat roads...
Help on buying '87 Westy
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
Wed, 20 Dec 1995 09:19:01 PDT
...through the gears seemed ok, but it couldn't hold speed in 3rd at about 2500 rpm going up a gentle slope... Is this...
Towing.. (no van, but tow related) Delete if long off topic story isn't of interest to you.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:12:03 -0700
...Not time enough to return to Portland, so I towed over Sonora Pass, and spent a few days on my bike in the mountains...
Re: Friday OT...automatic trannys and driving habits observed
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:17:44 -0500
...but out in the mountains and desert it seems to waste a lot of energy moving through the gears all the time. We're...
Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:45:45 -0700
...If I'm caught going > slow with a long grade ahead I like to have the option to be in any of 3 > gears...
More wear index
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Tue, 29 Nov 94 10:43:04 PST
...Thanks to Joel we have enough raw data to calculate even the obscure stuff like Breadloaf buses with 1600s and "mountain gears" VW Bus...
Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 19:59:26 -0500
...speed) you can climb mountains all day long, and never tire more than on the flats, if you change gears appropriately to keep pedaling...
Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 09:17:31 -0500
...I had to drive to > Anchorage 150 miles away through the mountains and with 20 years of show > driving in Alaska under my belt...
Re: part needed: diesel tranny
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 16 Apr 2004 05:22:07 -0700
...The problem is not just that 4th gear is too tall but that the spacing between the gears is too great for the powerband...
Re: [WetWesties] Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:50:42 -0600
...is a 4spd2wd 90Westy + 2001 ImprezaRS EJ25 ~ Its Trany has stock gears 1-3 & a .77 4th ~ I run 225/60r15s on the front...
Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 14 Sep 2013 08:37:55 -0700
...When you crest many of our western US passes there are signs warning of downhills, and notifying you..."Use Lower Gears."......the problem is...
Re: Monster TO-DO List
Historical mailing list - Pancho de la Luna
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:04:48 -0700
...Also- from past experience- driving south from here in Seattle, there are 3 mountain passes in Oregon; the last one being Grants Pass, OR...
Re: part needed: diesel tranny
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Fri, 16 Apr 2004 02:47:57 -0700
...I live in a mountainous region, where when I'm loaded in camping trim even a mild uphill grade knocks me out of 4th...
Re: part needed: diesel tranny
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:08:40 -0400
...I live in a > > mountainous region, where when I'm loaded in camping trim even a mild > > uphill grade knocks me out of 4th...
Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 22:52:46 -0600
...speed) you can > climb > mountains all day long, and never tire more than on the flats, if > you > change gears appropriately to keep pedaling...
Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Annie
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:01:38 -0700
...If I'm caught going > slow with a long grade ahead I like to have the option to be in any of 3 > gears...
Re: 1989 Blue Star van available in NC
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 01:22:22 +0000
...Otherwise it starts and runs quite > nicely and I have driven it up steep hills in first and second gears > and everything seems to...
Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:41:27 -0700
...If I'm caught going > slow with a long grade ahead I like to have the option to be in any of 3 > gears...
Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:12:57 -0500
...Constant downgrade and suddenly overheated! > > > > What gear were you in? Was there a place to stop? Maybe not, on some > > mountain roads there is...
Re: simple engine RPM question--need shifting advice
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Sat, 21 Nov 1998 20:43:04 -0500
...Sometimes that meant with wide open for hours through the mountains, sometimes just cruising at 85 mph. I have seen Rabbit motors turn 7500...
Re: N. NE Mechanic advice (was: Syncro vibrations... I think it'stim e for a mechanic!)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:28:02 -0700
...Before i was an attorney, i worked on oil rigs, commercial salmon boats in alaska and as a shooter on siesmic crew in mountains...
Re: engine efficiency, I4s, subies, etc
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sat, 3 Nov 2001 12:55:42 EST
...This will give you around 3500 rpm at 70 mph., and a useful mountain gear in 3rd. But the question remains, can the mainshaft...
Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Leak?-Engine Oil Viscosity!
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:42:51 -0500
...I once covered 87 miles in one hour in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Some smartass in a Honda Oddessey, went blasting by me, I...
Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:21:17 -0700
...If I'm caught going > > slow with a long grade ahead I like to have the option to be in any of 3 > > gears...
temperature-oil pressure (rather long)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 22:33:30 -0400
...I took the van to Mister Mechanic (Rocky Mountain Westy) in Fort Collins, Colorado. Mike Labate and other techs there were very desirous to...
Re: Fwd NYT: Farewell, Old Bus
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 20:54:51 -0800
...bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...." From: Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM> Reply-To: Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN...