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• Low power 1 min after start?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 23:22:12 -0500
  ...With the gas even floored! SLOWLY it gathers speed, and seems to gain more power as the revs come up. Then it seems mostly...
• Re: Engine reving?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 7 May 2001 19:25:09 -0400
  ...Problem is when I start the > engine, it revs up to about 3500 to 4000 and wants to stay there. I'm > driving with...
• FIX]auto tranny experts HELP! UPdate
  Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:22:58 EDT
  ...If I put lever in 2nd it doesn't engauge the engine just revs. When on the road and I kick it down, won...
• Re: Hesitation while driving (manual)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:40:11 -0700
  ...1990 Vanagon Camper > Stock 2.1 engine > Manual transmission > > The symptoms: > > Hesitates just after shifting while accelerating. Hesitates when > changing pressure up on the...
• Re: Vgon syndrome harness made it run like crap?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:13:40 -0400
  ...I can rev it up and then it just cuts out and dies, revs >up cuts out and dies, etc. Throttle switch stuck shut...
• Re: Strange No Start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:58:45 -0600
  ...standing stop was almost impossible. Engine would > cough, sputter, and virtually die. If I could finally get the revs up above > 2500-3000 rpm...
• 87 Runs Super Rich 20 Minutes After Cold Start - Why?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:12:02 +0000
  ...At what should be idle, the engine dies. It starts right up, but I have to keep the revs up to 2000 so it...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:28:54 -0800
  ...It's a chronic Vanagon problem engineered in at the factory as far as I can tell. One rebuilt engine with new lifters and...
• Re: Hesitation while driving (manual)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:38:49 -0700
  ...1990 Vanagon Camper > Stock 2.1 engine > Manual transmission > > The symptoms: > > Hesitates just after shifting while accelerating. Hesitates when > changing pressure up on the...
• Re: [T2] Rough idle on 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sun, 13 May 2001 09:45:35 -0700
  ...product near suspect places > of a leak, to see if the engine revs up.. but I wanted to know if you can > prove a...
• Re: Alternative Instrumentation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 18:00:58 -0800
  ...speed, engine temp, outside ambient temp, stock prices, etc. ;-) Direct engine feedback would be a toughie. For me at least. Wheel revs was just...
• :) Diesel do.
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 22:26:14 GMT
  ...Ever notice the way that a >diesel >> > loosens out after 50 or 60 miles? And that it revs >better with > >> engine just runs *better...
• Re: Digifant de-evolution?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:13:08 -0400
  At 10:32 AM 4/29/2002, Matt Sutton wrote: >Hi Folks, > -Starting cold with ISV connected and o2 sensor disconected, engine revs >to...
• Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 19:00:06 -0700
  ...Your engine is turning about 3700 rpm at a true road speed of 70 mph. DK tranny with .85 4th gear, 4.57 r...
• Re: Still doesn't add up, was: Re: [Syncro] Oil pressure mystery--Now: you're normal!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:51:00 -0700
  ...the engine is pretty tight. But >when loaded up, i.e. pulling a long hill and rpms dropping, pressure drops >pretty linearly and the...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:58:41 -0400
  ...hung off the engine or has sufficient flex sections. > > Down side of the I4 is the soft torque at lower revs. On the flip...
• Re: Sad and depressed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:04:32 -0700
  ...This winter replaced engine oil, diff oil and gasket and coolant as well as threw in some atf. Just moved the van. It revs...
• Re: '87 westy surging ?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 02:41:32 -0800
  ...It was the trottle switch, if that's waht it's called...the thingy on top that revs the engine when you turn it...
• [SVXVanagon] Re: SVX into Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:50:22 +1200
  ...ANY alteration of length or to a lesser degree shape will adversely affect the engine's performance (at least, on a dyno... you might...
• 79 Bus with 81 engine - Hot Start issue
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:29:04 -0700
  ...The timing is set right (8.5 btdc) and the engine starts and revs right up when cold. It does rev a bit high...
• Re: 1986 Syncro Crew Cab 1.9 L
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 19:51:45 -0700
  ...I start the engine and let it run at idle everything is fine BUT >when I increase the revs the engine oil light and...
• Low idle, hard cold starting
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:59:22 -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...
• Rev 'em up?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 19 Apr 95 11:17:07 PDT
  ...has down, especially as regards engine cooling. If Geno thinks double springs are a good idea for high revs on the type I, I...
• FW: WBX Nightmares
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:54:53 -0400
  ...time? ...>> > > BUT I am using only 1/8th throttle and my engine revs are @4100 at 83mph AND I am getting 25 MPG AT...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:33:48 -0700
  ...little more until the revs > get up and then it's OK. If it were a carb'ed engine I would think it > was...
• Re: transmission for I4 conversion--will a DK fit?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:07:49 -0700
  ...I currently have a > diesel vanagon transmission in there (code DZ), and an audi 80 engine (code > 3A), supported by the earlier version diesel...
• Re: Max Revs for Automatics
  Historical mailing list - Mark in Westminster, CO
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 18:45:04 -0700
  ...Mark in Westminster, CO BTW, I have a 3 speed automatic 1.9L and I just ordered a tach to monitor the engine when...
• Re: 91 Westy runs rough cold/great warm
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 15:11:14 -0400
  ...The engine always starts first turn of the key. It > runs well for about one minute until apparently choking/starving itself. It > doesn't...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:14:25 -0800
  Another WAG; the power steering pump, etc (which is not on my van) are probably to avoid low engine revs before they happen. Perhaps...
• CHRIS, Help! Engine Tapping Noise in Air Cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 18:07:46 -0700
  ...other "far" side of the engine). > > It is quite rythmic and increases or decreases depending on the revs. It almost sounds like the license...
• Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:43:57 -0600
  ...did not want to IdleDown ~ don't remember how high the Revs were ~ not as high as 3K ~ maybe closer to 2K ~ & the culprit...
• Re: SOMETIMES IT WILL, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:39:23 -0500
  ...He just bought a van with the 1.9 L engine. Can't >> get but 3000 revs out of it sometimes. Other times he...
• Now: Thanks! (+ Report. Long.) Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? (and fuel press. regulator)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:04:16 -0800
  ...have no idea what happened to the engine when it stopped running. But right now it revs up great and idles well. (given that...
• Re: Throttle tension spring... Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 4 May 2013 15:17:15 -0400
  ...If your revs stay high, I would be looking for an air leak on the engine side of the throttle body, perhaps a vacuum...
• Bad heads and a noise
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Clark
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 14:07:12 -0400
  ...s a badd tapping sound that keeps time with the revs of the engine. Speculation has been that the valves are getting hit by...
• Re: oil pressure at idle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Sep 94 15:28:14 EDT
  ...A general rule of thumb is 10 psi per 1000 revs. Haynes's says that pressure should be 40 psi at 4200 rpms and...
• oil pressure diagnosis.
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:26:03 -0700
  ...Shop has just replaced rings and con rod bearings because the engine they put in was burning 0.5 litre of oil every 300...
• Re: W/B engine speed max.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 23:43:05 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Nice mechanic who fixed it took me for a drive and showed me when to shift, and I still keep the revs well up...
• RE: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentatio
  Historical mailing list - VW Nut
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 15:10:43 PDT
  ...don't imagine stopping the engine is best, but should one let it idle, or keep the revs at 2000-3000 rpm to cool...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:12:03 -0800
  ...my van) are > probably to avoid low engine revs before they happen. Perhaps the impact > on engine speed happens so quickly that they need...
• AT trans on the way out?
  Historical mailing list - Ron LK Johnson
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:04:22 -0800
  ...The Tach shows engine revs coming up immediately, but vehicle speed lagging. After 15 minutes warm-up, the lag to final speed is not...
• Re: compression testing procedure
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 09:52:50 -0400
  ...With the throttle open the engine will "pump up" pressure slightly faster. With experance you can tell from how fast (how many crank revs...
• Valve lifter preload was - Re: Boston Bob & Bentley, WOW.
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Tue, 16 May 2000 19:45:41 -0600
  ...The engine revs more freely (throttle seems snappier) as I decrease the number of preload turns, although it seems a bit louder/rougher (I...
• Re: Harmonic clutch
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:36:49 -0400
  I had similar symptoms with noise while clutch is depressed and engine at high revs. The pilot bearing went. I put in a Luk...
• Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 11 May 2017 13:05:25 -0400
  When I bypassed the fuel pump relay it revs to the redline. Since the problem started after I replaced the relay, we may have...
• Re: Need Reassurance on 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 13 May 2010 17:22:08 -0600
  ...Just remember that the air-cooled engine doesn't like to be lugged--keep the revs up. Make sure the seal around the engine...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Paul N. Oliver
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:58:36 -0600
  ...unless the revs are exact. With the clutch > depressed, it sounds like marbles are rolling around in a can. With the > engine off I...
• Fwd: Engine RPMs???(not too long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 04:36:44 EST
  ...ability, the high revs keep it going where the others I listed just bog down. The Vanagon low compression engines were designed to run...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:26:36 -0800
  ...unless the revs are exact. With the clutch depressed, it sounds like marbles are rolling around in a can. With the engine off I...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:09:00 -0800
  ...unless the revs are exact. With the clutch depressed, it sounds like marbles are rolling around in a can. With the engine off I...
• Re: bubbles in the coolant overflow tank on 82 diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:22:25 -0400
  ...out hat if I rev the engine, & hold it - no problems. If I then let the revs drop back to idle - I get a...
• Strange wire in harness? Stretch update
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 18:05:09 -0800
  ...I'm just curious, does anyone know what it was for? BTW, for you engine swap people, I found a good wiring table for...
• Temperature Testing
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:02:52 -0500
  ...the engine compartment. The various hoses quickly climbed to about 180F, but it took almost a half hour at idle and slight revs before...
• Re: Sad and depressed
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:59:20 -0500
  ...This winter replaced engine oil, diff oil and gasket and coolant as well as threw in some atf. Just moved the van. It revs...
• Re: Black Gold Sucker?
  Historical mailing list - byard
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 10:29:33 -0800
  ...My manuals state, very plainly, that these engines use oil...that it's normal for them to use oil. Also to check the oil...
• Re: bubbles in the coolant overflow tank on 82 diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:52:46 -0400
  ...salle <sdelasal@PEOPLEPC.COM> writes: > Rebuilt engine approx 4K miles ago ...... If I then let the revs > drop back to idle - I get a...
• Re: HELP NEEDED ON THE ROAD
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 01:01:28 -0400
  ...Your intellect will overcome the problems that the Teutonic engineers gave us. It's running rich... you have been, I think, correctly playing with...
• Re: blinking oil light
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 11:08:28 -0400
  ...Once the engine revs over 2500rpm > the oil light starts blinking and the buzzer sounds. When you shut of the > engine and start again...
• Re: TDI, TD and 2.0L conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 12:26:44 -0400
  ...I > am looking for power from the bottom up and the GTI engine certainly does > not have the torque at lower revs. I disagree...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 1 May 2013 08:24:17 -0700
  ...cap? > > > > When I rev the engine, the pressure tank always sucks fluid down - the > reverse when the revs go down (barfing coolant onto the...