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• Re: hi/low idling on '87 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 18:51:54 -0500
  ...will be that the engine will die whenever the rpm gets above maybe 1500, then restart as the revs drop down around 1000. If...
• Re: air-cooled newbie
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 11:01:32 +0200
  ...To prolong engine life, Don't drive it hard(especially when cold) and keep it well serviced. Keep your revs below 4K. Cheers Jimmy...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:07:17 -0500
  ...Thu, 1 Mar 2007 17:33:49 -0500 > > > >So, the trusty, uncomplaining engine that I feel grateful to have had for > >8k > >miles has...
• ? alt theories to blowing smoke
  Historical mailing list - Derrek Wittmann
  Tue, 06 May 1997 18:44:20 -0700
  ...If I baby it, it only smokes a little, but if I the engine revs over 2000 RPM under load it starts blowing dence...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:05:13 -0700
  ...Since it is so far > away from the engine it is needed especially for idle and low speed > operation. It is used on many...
• Re: EV fuel econ. Q
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 07:29:35 -0500 (EST)
  ...torque curve doesn't really kick in until the high revs. The EV engine has been "tuned" to act like a workhorse...not a...
• Re: 87GL, Cold Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:14:51 -0700
  ...It is buried under the hoses on the right side of the engine, and one of those hoses will lead right to it from...
• Alternator Light Problem Resolved.
  Historical mailing list - DaBomb
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 00:36:31 -0700
  ...revs. Most noticeably, it would start to glow at 60 mph and be fully lit at 70 mph. I had just had the engine...
• Re: Battery light & OX light?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 20 May 2009 13:25:14 -0400
  ...They should go out in tandem once the engine revs past 1000rpm, or whatever it's trigger point is for the field wire in...
• Fuel Injection Help NEEDED!
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 10:50:00 -0400
  ...If you hold the ignition switch in the START position, the engine continues to run at fairly high revs (2000rpm?) for as long as...
• Fuel Injection Help NEEDED!
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 14:30:00 -0400
  ...If you hold the ignition switch in the START position, the engine continues to run at fairly high revs (2000rpm?) for as long as...
• Re: Fuel injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 16:29:33 +0100
  ...If the revs were going up and you weren't accelarating in manual transmission vehicle, either soemthing very broken or your clutch is slipping...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:17:37 -0400
  ...Since it is so far away from the engine it is needed especially for idle and low speed operation. It is used on many...
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 08:20:05 -0500
  ...On our van, I found that air was being drawn in past the injectors when the idle was at low revs. This caused the...
• Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:31:30 -0700
  ...Dies, revs. Dies, revs. > - If I hold the throttle steady it does this very consistently > > I'm at a loss. Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > mordo...
• Re: W/B engine speed max.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 20:08:22 +0000
  ...revs up in 1st gear without slipping the clutch a bit to get the speed up. I was trying to baby the engine as...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:24:13 -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: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:53:17 -0700
  ...No engine conversion suggestions, please. Thanks in advance. 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle
• Re: RPM - was How much power can a stock FI make?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 05:48:33 +0000
  ...The engine willingly revs a lot higher, but I have been cautious. Most likely 10 minutes going uphill at 5000 won't be any...
• Re: Intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 21:14:59 -0700
  ...to get the revs up in any gear. > > Stopped for fuel [a bargain $2.99.9 a gallon] opened the engine cover to let...
• Re: Conversions-16v?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:51:59 -0700
  ...these 16v engines have to be mounted with a KEP adapter either at > 0 or 15 degrees. you either have to raise the engine...
• Strange Idle behavior: Cause found
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:24:11 -0800
  ...This might make the engine idle a little touchy when cold, but it will keep the idle revs low enough to drive the van...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:00:02 -0400
  ...Since it is so far away from the engine it is needed especially for idle and low speed operation. It is used on many...
• Re: Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 14:38:38 -0700
  the only two clues as to what engine you have Antony is that it's a vanagon and it's water cooled.. so could...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers Comments
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:58:53 EST
  ...of added stress from the increased lift or the engine taken to higher revs because of the added power. If it were me, I...
• Re: oil pressure diagnosis.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:56:12 -0400
  ...The only change has been the rings & bearings. > > Raise the revs 50 rpm and the oil light is off. Shop says oil pump's...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:02:53 +1100
  ...Instead of being paranoid about the natural tendency to >over-rev the engine by such drivers, I would love to have some device that...
• Re: oil light/buzzer comes on for no reason
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 17:07:08 -0500
  ...Today, the buzzer > and light started coming on when the engine revs to > about 2500 RPM. The gauge reads about 45 psi at this...
• Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 19:05:35 -0700
  ...6l TD. >With the original tranny, i find that the engine really revs too fast on top >gear. I guess it must be running...
• Fuel Injection Help NEEDED!
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 10:18:00 -0400
  ...If you hold the ignition switch in the START position, the engine continues to run at fairly high revs (2000rpm?) for as long as...
• Re: Low idle, hard cold starting
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:55:08 -0600
  ...Cold >starts hard, with RPM dropping to very low or zero and engine stalling if I >don't keep revs up to 2500 or...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:46:48 +0000
  ...could it be ~distributor noise in the wiring loom if the engine revs just a tiny bit ? I know you can sometimes hear a...
• TDI, TD and 2.0L conversions
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 19:31:45 -0700
  ...I am looking for power from the bottom up and the GTI engine certainly does not have the torque at lower revs. For good...
• Re: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:37:03 -0500
  ...Both my engine and that of Larry Himli (both 2.1s) > idle around 2400-3000 rpm. In my case, it used to be that...
• Hesitation at low RPM
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 12:42:02 PDT
  ...Turning off the engine, and turning right back on gives me between 30 and 60 seconds of really good acceleration from a start. After...
• Re: Flywheel Lightening
  Historical mailing list - Steve Tew
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 19:22:19 -0600
  ...Then rapidly flatten out as the engine is not making any more power or rpm. After the shift to second there may be a...
• 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:37:48 -0400
  ...Both my engine and that of Larry Himli (both 2.1s) idle around 2400-3000 rpm. In my case, it used to be that...
• Carb Icing? ('68 SP)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 09:23:46 +1200
  ...below carb) After a short wait with engine off, restarts, runs, still misses at medium-high revs Rest of trip to work (half hour...
• Running rich - hellllp!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:07:01 +0000
  ...The exhaust is loud and 'farty' - another rich sign & I can't get over 3000 revs while under load. The engine misfires a bit...
• Re: Low power 1 min after start?
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 22:28:43 -0700
  ...With the gas even > floored! SLOWLY it gathers speed, and seems to gain more power as the revs > come up. Then it seems mostly...
• running poor when cold, OK when warm
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 12:14:22 -0400
  ...My 83 1.9 runs very rough when cold to the point where she'll barely idle and needs higher revs to get off...
• Re: engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Peter Pollard
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:02:21 -0500
  ...transporter and have a engine miss. The van starts fine and runs >smooth for about 40 seconds then the revs drop and the miss...
• Re: Thirsty motor with low power to 2,500 rpms. What's up?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:17:22 -0400
  ...Then I tried unplugging the O2 sensor; It was like I bought a whole new engine. The 1000rpm torque hole is gone. Highwat performance...
• Engine Governor Installation
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 21:08:45 -0700 (PDT)
  Well this afternoon I bought a couple of studs and put the engine governor in. I had to clearance abut 1/16" of an...
• Re: Now: Thanks! (+ Report. Long.) Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? (and fuel press. regulator)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:04:28 -0500
  ...have no idea what happened to the engine when it stopped running. > But right now it revs up great and idles well. (given that...
• GoWesty 2.3 Engine , Good Experience
  Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:39:27 -0800
  Someone was asking about the GoWesty 2.3 Engine. My original engine began drinking water around 100,000 miles and so I began to...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:56:03 -0800
  ...It starts fine, > idles fine, revs up fine. But recently when it reaches operating > temperature it stumbles, almost dying not willing to go up...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:18:03 -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...
• re: Engine Whistle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 11:03:13 -0400
  ...It occurs in all gears (well, I'm sure of /2-4, but the engine revs in 1st might drown it out) but does...
• Fwd: Hesitation while driving (manual)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 21 Mar 2016 12:28:17 -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: Vanagon is jerky, Clutch maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:04:01 -0700
  ...You give it gas ..revs increase, but van doesn't pick up speed. Jerky forward progress in gear is usually jerky/uneven engine running...
• suddenly idles
  Historical mailing list - Dan Belick
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 13:39:58 -0500
  ...Or, pump the accelerator till the revs come back up, then all is fine. Until the next time. Similar trouble-on freeway- floor it...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Why reduce engine speed -- vacuum guage -- small car header
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 02:52:54 +0100
  ...so certainly relatively (change in mpg as engine/road conditions change) they can be quite good, if not on the flashy cars bl** excellent...
• Van is down - help!
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:24:22 -0400
  ...All I hear now when I try to start is 2 revs of the engine followd by a not-too-loud 'clunk' and then...
• Re: <no subject> was piston wear, should be conversion issues
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:09:09 -0500
  ...Take your time, and downshift if the revs start to drop. Lugging the engine reduces oil flow and cooling fan rpms. - Install a cylinder...
• Re: 14in vs 15in wheels/tires
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 02:03:43 EDT
  ...What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? What is the effect on top-speed, engine revs and on the accuracy of the...
• Re: 82 won't idle when hot, hard hot start
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 10:31:44 -0400
  ...The engine starts >fine and idles OK for a few minutes and then the idle slows down and >then revs back up and then...
• clutch pedal buzzing with vibration
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:23:05 EST
  ...It might stop at the higher revs or might just be difficult to hear as the engine gets louder at increased RPMs. If I...
• Re: ? for our mechanical wizards
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:02:39 -0700
  ...say > at top rpm and/or horsepower? > > Also, what is the cylinder volume of air taken into the engine on a > single intake stroke...
• Re: Diesel to Gasoline Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:00:28 -0700
  ...If this Westy has the original diesel Vanagon tranny, you may find the gearing too high. (engine revs higher than needed. Especially at highway...