Currently looking at a Jetta TDI engine for the '89 Wolf.....will advise.
I love the '89 2.1 automatic, hauls all my supplies for summer work and I
can sleep in it if needed on those long runs.  Again, hard to substitute
this vehicle, plus I can mostly keep up with traffic as opposed to my '66
panel which served same purpose previous to the Vanagon.  Same run in the
'66 was much longer than 8 hours!

JB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay L Snyder [SMTP:Jay.L.Snyder@usa.dupont.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:38 AM
> To:   Birkenfeld Jeff
> Cc:   'vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com'
> Subject:      RE: Thanks and advice for top (safe & sound) cruising speed
>
>
> What you need is different car!  With a diesel Jetta, you could just about
> make it there and back on one tank!
>
>
>
>
> "Birkenfeld Jeff" <BirkenfeldJeff@JohnDeere.com> on 02/20/2002 11:28:32 AM
>
> To:    "'vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com'" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> cc:    Jay L Snyder/AE/DuPont@DuPont
> Subject:    RE: Thanks and advice for top (safe & sound) cruising speed
>
>
> I omitted some info from my original post that as Jay pointed out, would
> not
> equate vs my mileage statement:
> I drive from SW Missouri to Dallas TX (415 miles) 4 times a week, not 4
> roundtrips a week.  This puts me at about 1660 a week.  I only drive this
> run in the summer and the rest of the time this van mostly sits.  My
> summer
> runs range from 2nd week in June through late August.  This puts me at
> about
> 16,000 miles per season or 48,000 miles in 3 yrs.
> Thanks to Jay for running a calculator to this equation and suggesting an
> exaggerated tale.  There's always another side to any story.
> My position is to simply state my experience with running the auto trans
> at
> a given cruising speed on a particular vehicle.
>
> revised submission:  When I drive my van with auto transmission, I drive
> it
> 75 all day long (give or take the occasional small town slow down)-about 8
> hour trip totaling 415 miles one way, 4 times a week for 10 weeks.
>
> JB
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:     Jay L Snyder [SMTP:Jay.L.Snyder@usa.dupont.com]
> > Sent:     Wednesday, February 20, 2002 9:16 AM
> > To: Birkenfeld Jeff
> > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject:  Re: Thanks and advice for top (safe & sound) cruising speed
> >
> >
> > Your numbers don't add up.  8 hrs. @ 75 mph--that's 600 miles one-way.
> > Then what,  you turn around and drive 8 hrs. back?  That two tanks of
> gas
> > each way, 1200 miles a day?  4 days a week, that's 4800 miles a week.
> In
> > 10 weeks you'd have racked up your 48,000 miles.  Three years, that's
> > 750,000 miles.  Exaggerate much?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Birkenfeld Jeff <BirkenfeldJeff@JOHNDEERE.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on
> > 02/20/2002 10:05:05 AM
> >
> > Please respond to Birkenfeld Jeff <BirkenfeldJeff@JOHNDEERE.COM>
> >
> > Sent by:    Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> >
> >
> > To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > cc:
> > Subject:    Re: Thanks and advice for top (safe & sound) cruising speed
> >
> >
> > >I also can't say I would recommend cruising at
> > >75 all day long in an automatic Vanagon.
> >
> > >Chris.
> >
> > I drive my '89 automatic 75 all day long-8 hour one way trips 4x weekly.
> > Have been for 3 years and 48,000 miles of the 93,000.  YMMV
> >
> > JB
> >
> >
> >
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