>maybe im just looking for trouble with my 84 westy, but i tend to cruise at
>about 75mph most of the time and often get up around 85 (even on flat
>ground) when im not paying attention
>i don't think my spedo's broken cause i pass a lot of people (and laugh) and
>everything on the van is stock (1.9L, 185 r14's etc,)
>i have the old instrument panel with a clock instead of a tach so maybe im
>red lining the whole time, but i drove 25k miles last summer and didn't have
>any problems (except exhaust, of course!)
>do i have a supervan or is this normal?

I used to thrash the ring off my 57 Splittie with single-port 1600 attached
to its split-case trans. LOW gearing (36hp stock). I'd take it to 60 mph in
third regularly, and never had a problem. I'd rebuilt this engine, and had
to use 4 crank-endfloat shims as couldn't find (or afford) 3 new ones!

Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
ph   64 (3) 473-8863
fax 64 (3) 479-7527
84 VW Caravelle GL (to be fitted with SVX engine & Porsche G50 trans) RWD
87 Corolla 1.8 DX CE80 diesel sedan FWD
89 Corolla 1.8 DX CE96 diesel van/wagon FWD
89 Corona 2.0 D Select CT170 diesel sedan FWD
92 Toyota Estima Lucida (=Previa) 2.2 turbodiesel RWD
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