What size and horsepower is the engine you have in it now?
Thanks, John Andrew 1984 Westy (Schmooo)
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Zezoff <shilohz@jps.net>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, July 29, 2000 5:11 PM
Subject: trip report

>Just finished the Folsom to Florence Oregon yearly camping trip.
>Last year Bob Kelly in Placerville put a 92 cab engine in my diesel Westy.
>With only a week to ring out all the bugs, there were none by the way, it
>worked perfectly.
>It worked perfectly again this year.  I checked the oil once and not even a
>smidgen down.
>I love this motor compared to the diesel, but I must confess it is still a
>bit underpowered.
>If I ever see a 1.8 5 valve turbo........................
>I cruised 70 mph most of the time at 4300 rpm with the original diesel
>tranny.
>I averaged 17.44 mpg, same as last year even with the new manifolds and
>muffler.
>I have the Yokohama Y356 load range D.
>They are ok on the highway but in cross winds are dangersous.
>I was driving along the coast with gusty windy condiitons, and my Westy
>literally
>was pushed +/- 5 feet.  Thank God not into another oncoming car.
>I need to get better tires, what???????
>See my Westy page with all the stuff I have done.
>http://www.jps.net/shilohz/vanagon.html