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• Halifax to Vancouver - 1st leg report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:36:02 -0700
  ...Not bad for a carb'ed 91 syncro westy!! But, we drove only about 90 kph (55 mph-ish) most of the time, but...
• vanagon top speed - more info
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 11:48:56 -0700
  ...Another's member's claim of 140 kph (87.23 mph) would require 84.5 hp. To push it to the round imperial figure...
• Visual EGR on Smog Check?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hand
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 00:05:16 -0700
  ...Anybody have any thoughts, ideas, comments, recommendations? Thanks in advance, kph
• Re: Michelin Agilis Tire Hum/vibes??
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 15:43:34 +1000
  ...Michelin Agilis Tire Hum/vibes?? I have fairly new Michelin Agilis tires and right at 95 KPH (60 mph) I get a vibration & a...
• Re: RPM vs MPH
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 01:51:05 -0600
  ...For example, 120 kph = >30 seconds for 1 km. > >The vans can easily handle 75 mph for all day, which is the freeway speed...
• Re: Tightening Door Mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 01:10:12 -0400
  ...Still have the white knuckles. : > > > Only problem encountered was the drivers side mirror folded back under > wind pressure. (100 kph plus the gusts) and...
• Re: Oil temp. ? and OP ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 Oct 2010 22:32:38 -0700
  ...at mild outside temps, say around 20C, hwy driving at 80 kph, oil temps around 100-105, press. was above 45-55 psi. faster...
• Re: aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 09:32:24 -0400
  ...Had to be kph. (FLAME BAIT ALERT) Too bad he didn't get to 200 mph. Think of it as chlorinating the gene pool...
• Re: T34 Ghias For Sale
  Historical mailing list - BRIAN NMN REYNOLDS
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 08:01:31 -0700
  ...Also, in the dash there is a KPH speedo. The motor is complete but has a stuck valve. I would like to sell it...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:33:22 -0500
  Austria, 1981, 145 KPH, brand new orange Vanagon, euro-spec, insane driver, lots of luggage, 7 scared passengers plus one delighted 13-year-old...
• Re: Toy Vdubs was... Re: I got rear ended (virtual Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 16:36:25 +0100
  ...climb the Sunol Grade in fifth @ 80mph instead of third @ > 80 Kph. > Taro, eh? I don't think it's in the cards for...
• Good Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:55:00 -0700
  ...R.Feuerriegel 88 syncro P.S Topspeed of this beast with the shaft out and speedometer correction, about 135 kph. Running on yoko 370...
• Re: Sticking throttle (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:51:50 -0800
  ...water got in the trottle > cable housing and then at 100 > KPH, the water FROZE on an uphill stretch - "pedel to the metal". > I...
• Re: Bus passes up a Porsche GT3
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 14:54:22 -0800
  ...Guaranteed an extra 5 KPH, no doubt. Stephen --- BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > On 11/9/06, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> > wrote...
• No start after temp II replacement - conclusion
  Historical mailing list - James Reed-Jones
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:31:52 -0500
  ...just wouldn't warm up - even after cruising along at 80 kph for about 45 min. This is why I thought that perhaps the...
• Re: Tightening Door Mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:23:46 +0100
  Don Spence wrote: > > Only problem encountered was the drivers side mirror folded back under > wind pressure. (100 kph plus the gusts) and now won...
• Re: Manual or AT?
  Historical mailing list - Eric and Marica
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 13:26:59 -0600
  ...coming home from Vancouver and it was first gear and 40 kph - but 'ol Rusty made it!) - Eric '80 Westie 'Rusty' -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: syncro, prop shaft R&Rreport
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 12:41:48 -0800
  ...U joints on prop > shaft looked suspect, but i installed and yes, vibrations at 50-60 > kph. Also vc was weak, not passing 2x4...
• Trip report: 3,200 kms and no problems & good mpg
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:22:44 -0300
  ...I did most of the driving on 2 lane roads at about 90 kph. That is GOOD for a 91 syncro westy with a...
• Re: Need a shower? Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 16:42:17 -0700
  Yep, 50 kph, or 31 mph! Stuart From: Ralph Meyermann [mailto:ralphmeyermann@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 4:19 PM To: Stuart...
• Re: speedo/tach differences between '84-'86????????
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:45:12 EST
  ...I remove the kph speedo (unless you want it) and sell the unit for $100. This saves you time and effort removing a speedo...
• F: Warning!!! Check Your Gearshift!!! (couldn't wait)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 13 May 2002 16:21:03 -0400
  ...making this same simple mistake. --mango >>>>>>>>All in good humor... >>>>>> I'm sorry Pinkie, I'm still chortling at 15 kph, in reverse. gmb
• Re: Bras 'n things (Freitag) / Vibrations, usual suspects
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sun, 2 May 1999 15:11:57 -0700
  ...Its an odd vibration at 85 to 90 kph, smooths out after this. Its also off and on. I can drive for an hour...
• Re: Conversions and common sense observations
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 13:18:23 -0700
  ...Unless you mean 90 kph! > > Karl -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Driven since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring...
• Re: Bargains !
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 11:11:19 -0700
  ...that never breaks, no matter that I drive it at 200 kph at all times, even in my driveway and get 29 mpg while...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:39:31 -0700
  ...If you install an 805 speedometer and use the original faceplate from the KPH speedo, it will read about double the actual speed. That...
• Re: Bus passes up a Porsche GT3
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 23:46:35 -0800
  ...cool "bb" sticker on the deck > > lid. > > > Guaranteed an extra 5 KPH, no doubt. > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > OK dokey. Here's some pics. Check them out...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 12:46:34 -0600
  ...I was > :::driving at about 110 kph (4000 rpm) but the van kept creeping up toward > :::120 kph (4400 rpm) I did not check...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:51:19 -0700
  ...Except the KPH speedos for Syncros are also 1000. Did any Vanagons come with 1000 on the 2WD? Auto trans, maybe? >>> >>> >>> BenT >>> >>> sent from...
• Re: High-speed Tires, (was Porsches' stupid uninventive vehicle (SUV))
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:19:13 -0700
  ...Me myself use to run 135(kph) on 165/80 15's in my 71 Volvo 144. Sometimes I wonder how I survived growing...
• KOMBI ON FIRE or A GOOD WAY TO CLEAN THE ENGINE?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 12:41:21 GMT
  ...I had been driving for 17 miles at 65 mph (105 kph), so the engine was nice and hot. As I went up the...
• Re: OT Generations of Passats, was "adjustable intermittent relay"
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:22:09 +1200
  ...generation Passat in Germany back in<br> 1980 (max sped 162 kph) I can tell you it wasn't an Audi 80/90. Maybe...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:54:36 -0700
  ...Except the KPH speedos for Syncros are also 1000. Did any Vanagons come with 1000 on the 2WD? Auto trans, maybe? >> >> >> BenT >> >> sent from...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 15 May 2002 07:34:49 -0400
  ...Check your speedometer, you may be driving in Kph. G. Matthew Bulley Divine Emporer of the VW Heat, Rust, Noise Web Page http://www...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available? FISH
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 08:50:42 -0400
  ...KMH / MPH speedometer face available? > > >> Listees: >> >> A few years ago, I thought I saw a speedometer calibrated with both MPH >and KPH markings in...
• Re: Frozen Locks! after rain
  Historical mailing list - dk spence
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:59:32 -0700
  ...This was accompanied by winds up to 117 kph, lightning, hail, and by this morning 4 inches of snow. Too much fun!! We use...
• Re: The Magic number 3600 & Over-optimistic speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 10:15:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...This watch does lap and average m/kph readouts. You enter in the distance and press start/stop every mile/lap and it gives...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Ross
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:24:10 -0700
  ...is for the Canadian list members, since I didn't do kph. :>) Gabriel At 10:35 AM 8/17/2005 -0400, Roger Sisler wrote...
• Re: Stalls when hot. won't restart. 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:12:24 -0600
  ...I had just driven across down then about 10 km down a 70 kph stretch to the next bedroom community. Coming off a stop...
• Re: There's a New Wheel in Town... Almost
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:17:31 -0700
  ...stock 14" rims with > Agilis tyres (about 3200 rpm at 100 kph (62.5 mph). 6) What other implications, > ramafications are there to changing...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:57:53 -0700
  ...PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > definitely a "re-marked" KPH speedo. A quick look around ebay.de shows > a lot exactly like...
• Re: No start after temp II replacement - conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:36:37 -0500
  ...just wouldn't warm up - even after cruising along at 80 kph for >about 45 min. This is why I thought that perhaps the...
• Re: westy transporter difference?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 23:24:02 EDT
  ...The inside > door plate says "incomplete vehicle manufactured" > whats the speedo in? MPH or KPH? do the front turn signals have a little "notch...
• Re: Import Westy from Canada
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:01:45 -0500 (EST)
  ...Expect that you'll be asked to change a couple of things like the speedometer to read in MPH instead of KPH, and possibly...
• Re: 88 toyota van from japan on ebay
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 09:52:50 -0600
  ...type > statement is that the speedometer (and odometer) are still in KPH - > and it doesn't have a MPH scale. Last time I checked...
• CS diesel block with turbo-charger
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Dec 1996 03:24:25 -0700 (MST)
  ...Have you had your Vanagon out for a prolonged drive at say 60 mph (100 kph) ? Any compression or ring problems to date? Maybe...
• Re: Metric Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 07:13:34 -0700
  ...from one of the vendors that frequent the list about metric (kph) speedometers. The odometer in my new cluster doesn't work (Not sure...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:49:38 -0700
  ...Another's member's claim of 140 kph (87.23 mph) would require 84.5 hp. To push it to the round imperial figure...
• Towing with a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 21:00:23 -0800
  ...I kept the speed to around 80 kph (50mph) most of the time and rarely used 5th but the Transporter handled it without any...
• Re: Looking for a Rabbit Pickup, DAVID
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 17:11:48 -0700
  ...that final drive, what's the RPM at 70 MPH (120 KPH). My >brother will be on the highway a lot. Will that be...
• prop shaft vibes - almost solved
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 13:21:20 -0700
  ...to solve a prop shaft vibration problem, narrow band 50 - 60 kph approx. I have recorded the approaches I have taken on my blog...
• Re: Trip Report (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 12:08:17 -0700
  ...The >'Vette was doing 105 kph...I blew past him at 115 kph...I just HAD to do it! >Cruising at 110 kph or...
• Re: acceleration with air cooled
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 20:54:07 -0500
  ...0-100kph (62 mph) 26.7, 1km (1.62 miles) sprint 42.8 @111.5 kph Road & Track July 1980, 7-Passenger, 0-60...
• Re: [syncro.org] bad vibes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:01:23 -0400
  ...Comments? ERic Smith, Tim (BNB/ENB) wrote: > occurs between 75 & 85 kph... it's not terribly bad and I try to avoid > that range...
• Re: syncro prop shaft alignment
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 23 May 2010 19:18:22 -0600
  ...be used to determine the alignment of the front diff and > rear transmission in my syncro (which still has minor vibes around 60 > kph) > >
• Re: Freezing throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 07:03:40 -0800
  ...So I alternately turned the key OFF then ON to keep the van's speed between 60 and 100 kph, till I reached my...
• 91 overheating & temp guage question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 12:38:28 -0300
  ...engine? At first I was understanding as I was going 5 KPH in granny gear on a hot day (33 C) for 20 minutes...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:47:30 -0400
  ...Another's member's claim of 140 kph (87.23 mph) would require 84.5 hp. To push it to the round imperial figure...
• Long Wheelbase Diesel T4 Transporter (Eurovan)
  Historical mailing list - Andy Chiu
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 21:21:30 +0800
  ...I have the same experience and concern so I normally only go up to 120 kph. I haven't really pushed it to 130...
• LT28 Sighting / TDI Beetle Driving Impressions
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 10:37:50 -0700
  ...I had no trouble maintaining 160 kph on the highway. All this with excellent fuel economy and a Cdn$23,000 price tag (US...