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• Tire Height, revs per mile, pressure effects
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:02:49 -0800
  ...left rear = 834.5 inches, left front = 831 inches Measured revs per mile at 35 psi = 759 Measured revs per mile at ~7 psi...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:09:01 -0500
  It is not the loaded radius that will give the revs/mile, but the tire circumference. Measure with a tape measure. As a tire...
• Lags at low revs + BAD mileage
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:06:45 -0500
  ...When I pull away from a stop and put my foot on the gas the van lags and the revs will not pick up...
• Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:32:19 -0800
  ...11.75" = 858 revs/mile Yoko Y370 195/7R14: 11.75" = 858 revs/mile BFG AT KO 27x8.5R14 = 12.625" = 799 revs/mile...
• Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:22:53 -0700
  Hey that's cool - the revs per miles thing. I am wanting to know what the revs per mile of the Michelin Agilles 205...
• Re: Lags at low revs + BAD mileage
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:02:41 -0500
  ...When I pull away from a stop and > put my foot on the gas the van lags and the revs will not pick up...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:45:34 -0700
  ...wrote: > Hey that's cool - the revs per miles thing. > > I am wanting to know what the revs per mile of the Michelin Agilles...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:04:49 -0700
  ...16' WHEELS I am wanting to know what the revs per mile of the Michelin Agilles 205/65 R 15 C is I use...
• Brake light comes on at low revs
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 6 May 2002 10:23:52 -0400
  My brake light is coming on at low revs, even when I am not using the brake (ie: I shift into nutral while rolling...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:50:53 -0700
  ...802 revs per mile in this case. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Michelin&model=Agilis&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&partnum=065TR5AGILIS51...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:45:23 -0800
  ...11.75" = 858 revs/mile > Yoko Y370 195/7R14: 11.75" = 858 revs/mile > BFG AT KO 27x8.5R14 = 12.625" = 799 revs/mile...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:56:40 -0700
  ...Hey that's cool - the revs per miles thing. I am wanting to know what the revs per mile of the Michelin Agilles 205...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:46:38 -0700
  ...wrote: >> Hey that's cool - the revs per miles thing. >> >> I am wanting to know what the revs per mile of the Michelin Agilles...
• Re: Lags at low revs + BAD mileage
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:41:18 -0500
  ...Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:06 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Lags at low revs + BAD mileage > Volks, > > My van is exhibiting weird behaviour. When I...
• Re: Now what? Engine idles then revs up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:46:39 -0500
  ...Now what? Engine idles then revs up Learned Brethren, When we first started the "new" engine upon installation, there was no cat or muffler...
• Lack of power at low revs?
  Historical mailing list - HC Carter
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:16:10 -0700
  ...I am having a problem with a lack of power, especially at idle and low revs. I've been looking through the past issues...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:28:27 -0700
  ...You need to know the 'tire actual revs per mile' of your tires to precisely solve the equation but a sample of some values...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:26:49 -0700
  > > > I am wanting to know what the revs per mile of the Michelin Agilles 205/65 > R > 15 C is > I use this calculator...
• Speedometer/Odometer Calculation
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:09:32 -0400
  ...However, from the Tire Rack website, the same size tires are listed as 816 revs per mile. The speedometer is marked as being calibrated...
• Now what? Engine idles then revs up
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:29:05 -0500
  ...But what is unusual is as the thermostat opens the engine revs slightly increase - then drop to idle - then rev a little higher than...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:24:41 -0400
  ...like >+/- 2 >revs/mile close How are you counting tire revolutions?
• Re: Brake light comes on at low revs
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 6 May 2002 10:46:30 -0400
  ...Brake light comes on at low revs My brake light is coming on at low revs, even when I am not using the brake...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:41:15 -0600
  ...Now, after personal experience, I've extrapolated that my revs per mile for my current tire dia. are too few, so I'm changing...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:29:50 -0700
  The Miata.net tool directly calculates revs per mile but does it inaccurately. Other tools do it and get results that match the real...
• Revs moving faster than I accelerate... is it my clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:40:42 -0400
  Intermittently my tach has showed my revs climbing without a corrisponding increase in speed... as though I have not fully let out the clutch...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:49:43 -0700
  one question I have had for a while is why do vanagon speedometers have a range of revs/mile numbers on them? I have...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:14:25 -0800
  tires of 815 rev/mile (stock 14" tire) 1 x 4.09 x 815 axle revs/mile = 3333 engine revs/mile 60 mph = 1...
• Re: Tires (The never ending story)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 22:53:13 -0700
  ...BFG lists 195/75/14 = 816 revs per mile 205/70/14 = 819 revs per mile Look at your speedo and there will be...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:28:00 -0700
  ...Also, axle center to ground distance is a poor way to measure tires for revs/mile purposes as inflation pressure affects that static measurement...
• Re: Lags at low revs + BAD mileage
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:14:52 -0500
  ...Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:06 PM > Subject: [VANAGON] Lags at low revs + BAD mileage > > > > Volks, > > > > My van is exhibiting weird behaviour. When I...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:49:11 EDT
  ...2wd Vanagon speedos need 805 or 820 cable revs per mile. Speedos from Jettas and such are in the 1540-1575 cable revs per...
• Re: What I Found About Tire Height Calculations
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 03:46:14 EST
  ...These gave a revs/mile number of 755. This compares to the stock reinforced 185R14 r/m rating of 836. This reduces the engine...
• Re: curious ebay vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:17:05 -0400
  ...215/75/15 tires, 756 revs/mile, would reduce 70 mph to 3600 rpm 235/15/15 tires, 717 revs/mile, woudl reduce 70...
• Is this the dreaded "bucking"???
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 19:09:03 -0400
  Hi gang, When my van is moving at high revs ---- and particularly high revs up a hill --- it has a tendency to "hesitate", sort...
• Re: Diesel mileage tire question (odometer accuracy)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:53:57 -0700
  ...Tire companies usually give tire revs/ mile specs if > you look deep enough. That's a good tip, thanks! Anyone running the right rubber...
• Re: Now what? Engine idles then revs up
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:10:55 -0600
  ...But what is unusual is as the thermostat opens the engine revs > slightly increase - then drop to idle - then rev a little higher > than...
• Re: # tachometer ideas
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 08:57:23 -0800
  ...Divide that number into 5280 and you will have wheel revs per mile. Now, go to www.volksweb.relitech.com/helmet/gearbox.htm and...
• Re: Lags at low revs + BAD mileage
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:01:51 -0500
  ...Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:06 PM > > Subject: [VANAGON] Lags at low revs + BAD mileage > > > > > > > Volks, > > > > > > My van is exhibiting weird behaviour. When I...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:41:17 -0700
  About 815 revs per mile. Plus or minus 5-10. Two different sized tires were used, steel wheel and alloy wheel. They were similar...
• Re: Lags at low revs + BAD mileage
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 08:18:52 -0800
  ...When I pull away from a stop and > > put my foot on the gas the van lags and the revs will not pick up...
• Re: where is the gas?
  Historical mailing list - Lisa Bliss
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:22:30 -0400
  To answer Dave's question - there is a massive hesitation between pressing the gas pedal and any revs. So, I am not engaging the...
• Re: 85 Vangon revs drops, revs drops, revs drops, and then dies after a few minutes of this cycle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:36:46 -0800
  ...85 Vangon revs drops, revs drops, revs drops, and then dies after a few minutes of this cycle > At 05:52 PM 1/24...
• Safety opinion tires
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 14:52:11 -0400
  ...Diameter for the Hankook is 26.3 inches revs/mile 790, the BFG is 25.5inch diameter and 815 revs/mile. Just wondering since...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:32:03 -0400
  ...Stock 185R14 rolls around 800-810 revs per mile, depending on the brand/model (Yoko Y356 is 808). The speedos are also marked, which...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:04:39 -0800
  ...If you check the specs from the manufacturers, you'll notice that a 25.7" diameter tire is need to turn ~805 revs/mile...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:15:20 -0700
  Sorry John, the manufacturers know the revs/mile from actual testing. No math trumps real world counting. Michelin gives revs/mile at 45 mph...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:51:19 -0700
  ...revs per KM > 805 cable revs per mile > (early Vanagon mile speedos had 820) > > Syncro: > 1000 cable revs per KM > 1600 cable revs per...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:53:16 -0700
  Actual manufacturer's revs per mile specs are best but the calculator on this page is much more useful than the one at miata...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:25:50 -0800
  ...axle revs/mile = 3333 engine revs/mile > > 60 mph = 1 mile/min > > 3333 engine revs/mile X 1 mile/minute = 3333 engine revs/minute...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:54:36 -0700
  ...500 cable revs per KM 805 cable revs per mile (early Vanagon mile speedos had 820) Syncro: 1000 cable revs per KM 1600 cable...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:55:41 -0700
  ...you'd have to consider the speed...( tires expand some with higher speeds ) I noticed that one company says revs per mile at 45...
• Loss of power at low revs
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:18:06 -0500
  Hi All, My van is exhibiting a very strage power loss at low revs. The throttle is completely unresponsive. For instance if I pull...
• Re: 85 Vangon revs drops, revs drops, revs drops, and then dies after a few minutes of this cycle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:32:48 -0500
  At 05:52 PM 1/24/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >if the throttle switch stays closed with too much open throttle .. >say you...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:39:49 -0400
  At 02:26 PM 3/16/2010, John Bange wrote... > > I am wanting to know what the revs per mile of the Michelin > Agilles...
• Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:25:41 -0400
  ...tire circumference one question I have had for a while is why do vanagon speedometers have a range of revs/mile numbers on them...
• Re: 91 autotranny with hesitations
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 12:26:23 +0100
  ...You step on the pedal and the engine takes a >while to speed up to revs, or you step on the pedal, the revs...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:31:23 -0800
  ...11.75" = 858 revs/mile Yoko Y370 195/7R14: 11.75" = 858 revs/mile BFG AT KO 27x8.5R14 = 12.625" = 799 revs/mile...
• Re: Speedometer difference
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:32:42 -0700
  ...KM speedos 2wd say 500) These are the cable revs per Mile or cable revs per KM. Mark Stacy Schneider wrote: > You know that...
• Re: '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:06:49 -0700
  Motor revs but vehicle does not accelerate: sounds like a slipping clutch. You coast along and it begins to engage: again, possible slipping clutch...
• Battery and oil pressure lights acting wierd
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 9 May 2005 15:31:46 -0400
  ...My battery light will come on while I am driving along, but will shut off again depending on engine revs. The odd thing is...