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• Re: WTB: 15" steel wheels near Victoria, BC
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:33:10 -0700
  ...I'm already running 27/8.5R14 on the rear, which are ~778 revs/mile, and plan to get 215/75R15, which are 748...
• Re: Yokohama Y356
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 07:06:43 -0700
  ...Yokohama Y356 > Has anyone tried these in the 195/75R14 size? > It is 808 revs per mile which puts it close to the 805...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:43:50 -0400
  At 03:45 PM 3/15/2010, mark drillock wrote... >http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Michelin&model=Agilis&partnum=065TR5AGILIS51&vehicleSearch...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:18:40 -0800
  ...since the speedo is calibrated for 805 revs/mile, if you have a left front tire that is anything but 25" in diameter (5280...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:51:47 -0700
  For those who need a modeling tool, there's one in the files section of the subaruvanagon yahoo group. In the upper left is...
• Re: 15" wheels effect on speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 14:21:25 -0700
  ...m going what, 67? >> >> bill >> '87 syncro westfalia > Specification Diameter Circum Revs/Mile Diff > 185/80-14 25.7in 80.6in 786 0.0...
• Blown Wasserboxer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dave Woolridge
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 11:31:15 -0330
  ...It still turns over but only at high revs and amps. It is a complete engine and a candidate for rebuilding. I am looking...
• Re: Vw diesel vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 15:35:00 -0500
  ...Less ideally get a used tranny from an 80-82 aircooled vanagon (too low engine revs), or keep the orig tranny ratios (too high...
• Re: Loss of power at low revs
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 16:53:48 -0800
  ...My van is exhibiting a very strage power loss at low revs. The >throttle is completely unresponsive. For instance if I pull away from...
• Re: Red Light
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 03:01:55 -0400
  ...As i came to a stop and the revs went down the light flickered off. and when it was idling it did not come...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:31:05 +0000
  Just a reminder that there is a number at the bottom of most every VDO speedometer which shows the revs per mile that the...
• Lessons on gas mileage from VW's Autostadt
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 24 May 2008 11:30:35 +0000
  ...Three things are important to gas mileage - throttle position, revs and speed. Throttle Position - go gentle on the throttle. Fast acceleration wastes gas. The...
• Re: '87 Westy water pump/fridge relay ?
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 20:56:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...And unlike the load reduction relay, it won't kick on until revs go sginificantly above idle. --Dave Garth
• temperatures on 70 westie
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 02:24:44 -0400
  ...There have been a series of discussions re max revs, and temperatures. What is a sensible max rpm for cruising? what is the danger...
• one last (ha ha) problem with my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 20:27:44 -0400
  ...I have to feather the gas to get the engine revs up. Once they're up it revs normally but when it drops back...
• 84 Westy stumbles off idle
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Wed, 5 May 2010 09:57:32 -0400
  ...the engine revs nicely -- but if I trounce the pedal too abruptly the engine stumbles. I can recreate the problem in the driveway just...
• Re: Recommended Breakin method for new engine
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 20 May 1999 10:18:08 -0700
  ...Recommended Breakin method for new engine > > Vary the revs and load on the motor while keeping both at less than 70% of > maximum. NO...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 16:01:57 PST
  ...If the paddle is completely released while the engine is still at high revs (higher than 1500 RPM), the switch tells the computer to...
• Re: idle before shut down [was wasserbox]
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 04:18:17 PDT
  ...Higher revs = more frequent combustion = higher >amount of heat energy to dissipate. The coolant flows quickly and >exchanges >the heat efficiently, at the radiator...
• Re: 87 Syncro Engine dying & Seattle Mech reference
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:02:57 -0500
  ...Last week, after running > fine for a little over an hour, then engine could not maintain its revs and > died out. (It died coming...
• Surging at Idle (2.1 Digifant)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 18:35:14 -0400
  ...When I first start the engine, the revs first go to about 1500 rpm and then promptly drop to about 1000 rpm where it...
• Re: Highway hesitation in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 08:24:12 EST
  ...moisture perhaps? Anyway, a couple of bigtime revs of the engine while in neutral usually eliminates the problem. One other time, I did get...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:27:47 -0600
  I have an Agilis pdf from the Michelin site from several years ago. Here's what it has for the 205/65-15" Agilis...
• Engine reving?
  Historical mailing list - Sonia Johnson
  Sun, 6 May 2001 17:02:53 -0700
  ...Problem is when I start the engine, it revs up to about 3500 to 4000 and wants to stay there. I'm driving with...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:15:37 -0400
  ...As far as I know this is the *very first time* that someone has complained of the buzzer going off when the revs fell...
• problems with bosch platinum spark plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 96 18:16:09 EDT
  ...i push down on the gas , the engine revs, then it wants to cut off when the engine is starting to idle. i understand...
• Re: Timing Notch? on 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:14:13 CDT
  ...F >-----u-----------------R >When setting the timing (Temp Sender II disconnected, revs at 2000 rpm) >which notch gives the required 5 degree ahead of...
• irregular idle speed
  Historical mailing list - christopher irvin
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 17:40:39 PDT
  ...it revs (or surges) every 3 or 4 seconds. I can�t get an IM test because of the condition -- not to mention the...
• Re: 1987 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 15:48:28 -0600
  ...Got to side of road and engine not take revs then all cleared > up- > clogged fuel filter? > Help? > Sid Vicious > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:07:53 -0700
  ... is this actually a disguised tire thread? ;-) > As long as no one is calling anyone an idiot for putting East German tires on a...
• Re: Vanagon cooling (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 09:14:37 -0700
  Relating to cooling, revs, and speed of a 2.0 aircooled Weston said: Frankly I don't run much over 60. I haven't...
• Re: Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:31:43 -0400
  ...That excess air is allowing for the high engine revs. After that fuel burns, since the AFM is not telling the ECU to add...
• Re: Shifting, No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Paverd
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 16:42:42 -0500
  ...do it smoothly at the right point when the dropping revs match the revs for the next gear, it slots into gear perfectly smoothly...
• Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 11 May 2017 10:10:44 -0700
  ...Mark Chris S wrote: > When I bypassed the fuel pump relay it revs to the redline. Since the problem started after I replaced the...
• Gear ratios for Syncro 16"
  Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 17:54:15 +0200
  ...The engine revs too fast : 100 km/h at 4000 rpm. Anybody there? Derek, Tom, Tim, Jim? Many thanks in advance, Philippe Oudot Syncro...
• Re: westys & climbing mountain roads
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:20:31 -0800
  ...That's what 2nd gear is for :) Keep the revs up so as not to lug the engine. And if the knocking in the...
• tall wheels on vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 19:16:56 -0600
  ...They always drove 75 or better and did't care about fuel economy so it probably kept the revs in the power band. Now...
• Re: Transmission repair options
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:39:28 -0400
  ...Engine revs like > crazy, clutch in and it goes back into gear and runs > again. Mechanic tightened the linkage between stick > and transmission but...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:16:02 -0400
  ...One thing I look for now in buying tires for the van or my Golf TDI is the revs/mile. Edward
• Inline 4 - new transmission
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Wed, 30 May 2007 12:59:29 -0700
  ...I've always thought it'd be nice to have lower revs at 70 mph...... Anyone running and inline 4 with the regeared transmission...
• Clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bolton
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 16:28:40 +1030
  ...If I was very careful, and fully released it before applying any revs at all, it was OK although the takeup seemed to be...
• Stuck again !!
  Historical mailing list - Sam P
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:49:58 -0800
  ...I found that if I go into the engine compartment and pull on the rather large linkage rod I can reset the revs but...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:01:19 -0700
  ...They have the diameter a half inch LARGER than the math would have it, then quote a RevsPerMile for a tire that's SMALLER...
• RE: Eurovan wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 09 Feb 1995 16:08:41 EST
  ...4th gear on the Vanagon is very close to 4th gear on the 911, so there is definitely room for im- provement in revs...
• Re: Weird Coolant System Behavior
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 16:01:36 -0500
  Increased revs - increased coolant circulation - cooler. Steady increased revs - temp increase - hotter. Seems normal to me. 83.5 Westy KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > Had...
• Thanks! (Was Re: Higher elevation -- anything to watch out for?)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:44:53 -0700
  ...Then the revs start to drop and they downshift to third and > start over again slowly, slowly letting the revs get up." > > I have...
• Re: Wild West trip report
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 13:25:49 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Anyone else noticed this? > What I mean is that you must rev 2nd really high, then shift, and then > 3rd still revs kinda low...
• Re: Air-cooled, gas, diesel
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:13:38 -0500
  ...My bus is TiiCo powered, and I managed (with lots of revs) but if I had been driving a stock 2.1 camper, it...
• Redline Oil?
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 13:23:34 -0800
  ...say 10 seconds or so, fine at idle and fine for revs and fine for brief excursions into the region the .9 switch watches...
• Captain's chair Allen wrench size?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 09:51:51 -0400
  ...are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? > > What is the effect on top-speed, engine revs and on the accuracy of the > speedometer?
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:29:47 -0800
  ...I wondered about that measured radius vs rollout (revs per mile) specification. TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition 1981 Bluebird Wanderlodge, FC...
• Another Vanagon Throttle Question ('87 Wolfsburg)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Turner
  Tue, 3 May 2005 14:01:47 -0400
  ...When I slow the van down, and come to a stop at an intersection, the engine revs up to about 2000 rpm and sits...
• Re: thread on underpowered?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu Apr 21 09:22:45 1994
  ...The bentley manual says something like 18.1 mph per 1000 revs in fourth gear. When I'm turning 4000 in fourth gear, my...
• 90 Vanagon Engine Woes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 00:15:47 -0400
  ...Once running, engine always stutters and sputs at idle while tach drifts up and down by several hundred revs. Gets really bad with a...
• Re: Speedo Accuracy Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 10 May 2000 16:40:03 -0600
  ...They can set it to be accurate from the factory default specs or you can give them revs/mile of the actual tire you...
• Re: Bogging 1.9
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:32:18 -0600
  ...when you try to accelerate from a stop the engine bogs down and has a hard time gaining any revs. Once it speeds up...
• Sad and depressed
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:18:29 -0400
  ...It revs really high. Like 3500 high before it moves. It feels like it's stuck in a high gear. Usually it clunks a...
• Juddering clutch in 1982 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 22:39:51 +0100
  ...When there are enough revs and take up is slow its OK but when you are trying for a quick getaway in 1st or...
• Billy won't run
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 10:30:24 -0600
  ...This morning when I tried to start it, it starts, revs up, then immediately dies. No way to keep it running. I pulled the...
• Re: Safety opinion tires
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 15:27:02 -0700
  ...Diameter for the Hankook is 26.3 > inches revs/mile 790, the BFG is 25.5inch diameter and 815 revs/mile. Just > wondering since...