That's pretty much right, and I run my Vanagon at 75 miles an hour all day
and it never complains.  Seems to be around 4200 RPM at that speed for me.
It would probably even get 20mpg doing that speed again if I'd take care of
it's stuck thermostat, but it's just too darned cold to work on it now.

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-- Paul Heyne.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chad" <groch@WORLDCHAT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 9:33 PM
Subject: How fast should a 1.9L go??

> Just wondering about how fast my van isn't.  I can get it up to 70mph on a
> good day (ie. pancake flat and no wind). Anything over 70mph puts me
around
> 3800-3900RPM. This is the only Vanagon I've owned and the only one I've
ever
> been in. Should my van be running at those RPM's for the aforementioned
> speeds????