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• Re: Vanagon Diesel Advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:04:07 -0500
  ...I normally cruised around 55mph/90 kph. > > > > The 1.6L is heavily stressed and tend not to last very long in that > > configuration. I...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 12 May 2002 14:23:59 -0700
  Are you all serious??? My 1989 speedometer has BOTH the MPH and KPH printed clearly on the dial!! Don't all vanagons have both...
• Report: Tyres and Nitrogen
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bolton
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 10:13:10 +0930
  ...In 3 days, I covered nearly 1,000 kilometres (about 600 miles) of mainly sealed road, generally cruising at 90 kph. I got 19...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Brandon
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:23:41 -0300
  ...is for the Canadian list members, since I didn't >> do >> kph. :>) >> >> Gabriel >> >> At 10:35 AM 8/17/2005 -0400, Roger Sisler wrote...
• Trip report: Mich to Nova Scotia
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:37:09 -0700
  ...We traveled about 80 to 90 KPH (50 to 55 mph) through out the trip and traveled less than 800 kms (500 miles) on...
• Re: Air cooled head temps. Help!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:15:39 -0700
  ...25 MPH in second. > > Try second gear at 25 MPH (40 KPH) instead. The motor is in a stronger > place and by turning faster...
• Re: Nova Scotia to Michigan: trip report
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2008 09:05:36 -0700
  ...Fuel economy varied greatly with speed, 19 mpg (at 110 kph (68 mph)), then 22 mpg then 24 mpg to 30 mpg as I...
• Re: Drafting (was Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:12:04 -0700
  ...In the past I found it hard to stay with a > truck going faster than 115 KPH. > > The downside of drafting is the reduced...
• Re: FS: 5 Speed Diesel Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:19:12 -0700
  ...Even with larger |tires I would bounce it off the rev limiter all day long at 110-115 kph. |On |the other hand, it...
• Re: Report: Tyres and Nitrogen
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 17:55:25 -0700
  ...In 3 days, I covered nearly 1,000 kilometres (about > 600 miles) of mainly sealed road, generally cruising at 90 kph. I got 19...
• Re: Manual or AT?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:04:27 -0500
  ...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.org] bad vibes
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:10:33 -0500
  ...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: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 11 May 2002 07:26:52 -0700
  ...Actually where I live if I were driving in MPH what the speedo says in KPH I'd just be keeping up with the...
• Re: Nova Scotia to Michigan: trip report
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 19 May 2008 13:29:03 -0400
  ...Fuel economy varied greatly with speed, 19 mpg (at 110 kph (68 mph)), then 22 mpg then 24 mpg to 30 mpg as I...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 12 May 2002 15:31:25 -0700
  ...Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example > Are you all serious??? My 1989 speedometer has BOTH the MPH and KPH printed > clearly...
• Re: � � � vanagon top speed - more info
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 01:05:16 EDT
  ...To push the van to 115 mph would need 13.4 more hp. > Another's member's claim of 140 kph (87.23 mph...
• [Syncro] For Sale in Europe, '86 VW Syncro full camper, 112 HP, F/R difflocks, on/off road tires, petrol heater, great shape (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:37:03 -0700
  ...longer 4th gear for economy on the autoroute - Top speed 145 KPH, easy cruising speed 130-135 - All major service/replacements done as needed...
• Vallejo Show/Lookin for Crew Cab update
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 13:07:51 -0700
  ...The speedometer reads in KPH, and there is a knockout behind the driver's door for a parking light (european kind where you leave...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 20:57:02 -0500
  ...fastest vanagon > > > Austria, 1981, 145 KPH, brand new orange Vanagon, euro-spec, insane > driver, > > lots of luggage, 7 scared passengers plus one delighted 13...
• Trip Report - a big loop
  Historical mailing list - John Thiessen
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 13:44:23 -0400
  ...24.37 mpg - UK) with an average speed of about 83 kph (52 mph). My best mileage was 8.98 L/100km (26.19...
• Re: Air cooled head temps. Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:04:35 -0700
  ...25 MPH in second. > > > > Try second gear at 25 MPH (40 KPH) instead. The motor is in a stronger > > place and by turning faster...
• Re: [Syncro] 91 overheating & temp guage question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 11:48:31 -0700
  ...engine? > >At first I was understanding as I was going 5 KPH in granny gear on a hot >day (33 C) for 20 minutes...
• Cleaning out warehouse sale! (Cheap Stuff!)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 11:23:36 EST
  ...boat anchor, large ashtray, but please get it out of here! - KPH Speedometers- $50 each. Brand new VDO for Vanagon. RHD Vanagon Shifter Assemblies...
• Re: [syncro.org] bad vibes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 11:25:47 -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: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Ross
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:46:40 -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...
• Carbs on my '91 Westie Syncro---"The Story"
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 20:45:41 PST
  ...Also at 110 kph (65 ish mph) there is a small vibration (like tires slightly out of balance, or a bit of a washboard...
• braking distances. again. :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 21:33:49 CDT
  ...up to 150 miles per hour (240 kph) and then back down to a complete stop. <bear with me, there's a point involving...
• Re: Back from trip
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 20:39:47 -0700
  ...I was flat out, 100-110 > kph. At that sustained speed the oil temp just nudged over 100. Maybe 105. > Oil pressure at that...
• Re: Top speed of a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 17:14:24 -0800
  ...Top speed of a vanagon > Actually, I believe that 157 kph would translate to about 94.2 mph, which would > put the rpm's...
• Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:06:42 +1100
  ...and the van cruised along in fine form between 100 & 110 kph all the way there and back. I was only thinking as we...
• Re: EFI to Carbs, some fun here
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 28 May 1998 22:16:03 -0400
  ...I have no great icing problems (unless the vibration at 110 kph is icing). > VW vent to fairly long extremes in > the old engines...
• Re: Carbs on my '91 Westie Syncro---"The Story"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Uzzi
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 08:36:54 -0800
  ...Also at 110 kph (65 ish mph) there is a small vibration (like tires slightly out of balance, or a bit of a washboard...
• Re: Syncro Alignment & Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 20:06:10 -0800
  ...my 91 Syncro Westie: > > I wrote: > >Also at 110 kph (65 ish mph) there is > > a small vibration (like tires slightly out of balance...
• Re: Tach Installation?? more questions(longish)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 16:33:35 EDT
  ...I recently upgraded my dash with a combination of a new KPH cluster with Tach from the Bus Depot and a used cluster from...
• Re: Stalls when hot. won't restart. 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:00:04 -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...
• UK trip report - 1
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 16 May 2006 03:39:40 -0700
  ...On the back roads we drive about 80 kph. BUT, there is MUCH less room in the EuroVan camper, MUCH less counter space. My...
• Trip Report -longish (Pacific Northwest, U.S. and Vancouver Island, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 23:06:52 -0500
  ...high nineties/low hundreds Fahrenheit), and driving speeds just under 115 kph, the van averaged 23 mpg overall. Gas prices were all over the...
• Back from Germany - No more Westfalia Campers
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 13:21:08 EDT
  ...I took her out on the Autobahn and only felt comfortable with a top speed of 140 kph, which is a little over 90...
• Re: Stalls when hot. won't restart. 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:21:01 -0700
  ...I had just driven across down then about 10 km down a 70 kph > >> stretch to the next bedroom community. Coming off a stop...
• Temperature Gauge - Hot Desert Conditions - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 11:40:03 +1000
  ...In the interests of fuel consumption and comfort the speed was a steady 100 kph (63 mph). Such is the lack of traffic on...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 27 May 2012 20:22:28 -0400
  ...I once had a customer's car with "transmission problems" lock up on me at about 30 kph driving it across the parking lot...
• Re: Back from trip
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:03:34 -0700
  ...I was flat out, 100-110 kph. At that sustained speed the oil temp just nudged over 100. Maybe 105. Oil pressure at that...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 May 2012 21:48:20 -0700
  ...I once > had a customer's car with "transmission problems" lock up on me at about 30 > kph driving it across the parking lot...
• Re: Trip Report -longish (Pacific Northwest, U.S. and Vancouver Island, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 21:49:49 -0700
  ...high > nineties/low hundreds Fahrenheit), and driving speeds just under 115 kph, the > van averaged 23 mpg overall. > > Gas prices were all over the...
• UK Summary trip report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:28:04 -0700
  ...Taking back roads and keeping the speed to about 70 kph sure helps on the fuel economy. The large Syncro fuel tank and 7...
• F/ Guns!?? I got your guns right here!! (vw-powered guns, that is...)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:23:29 -0500
  ...In the APU mode the FH70 can attain a maximum speed of 16 kph and can climb a gradient of 34 percent. With the...
• Re: Syncro Alignment & Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 23:39:20 -0500
  ...my 91 Syncro Westie: >> >> I wrote: >> >Also at 110 kph (65 ish mph) there is >> > a small vibration (like tires slightly out of balance...
• Cairo Report: Eastern Desert trip: FULL report
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Sun, 13 May 2001 11:10:23 +0300
  ...The stated speed limit of 90 kph was of no consequence as 30-40 tourist vehicles hurtled down the Nile road at over 110...
• Trip Report: Newfoundland (long)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:48:39 -0500
  ...We were strongly advised not to continue just then because the wind gusts up ahead had been reported to be around 120 kph. So...
• another edition of the dictionary ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 04 Jan 95 16:18:08 CST
  ...gets involved in automobile construction, especially in the engine emissions area. KPH Kilometers per Hour. speed measured in the metric system. L/100km Liters...
• Ramblings of a Vanagon type of guy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 23:24:49 -0400
  ...40 kph was the speed limit and I really didn't feel completely safe at that speed (too many blind turns and hills). Another...
• Europe trip report (HUGE FILE)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 23:58:51 -0700
  ...cars don't flip while U-turning at speeds in excess of 120 kph. 2. go. if you don't, someone else will, and...
• Rear mounting cycle rack
  Historical mailing list - Harley Thomas
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 10:38:00 +-200
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• road test: 1980/82 Vanagon (real long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 14:56:49 CST
  ...1494 Equivalent kph ............... 92 Test Weight ......... 3510 ... 1594 Fuel injection ... Bosch K-Jetronic Weight dist (with driver), Fuel requirement .. unleaded 91-oct f/r...