Hi list,

I drove my '85 up to Breckenridge from Denver on Friday with four adults and
a full load of ski stuff and weekend supplies.  We headed up i-70 into the
mountains, and I had no power whatsoever...I was barely getting up the first
major hills into the mountains at about 30 MPH, 2nd gear.

We stopped in Idaho Springs (about 25 miles, elevation 7500/8000 ft.) for a
bathroom break, and I left Bertha idling while we went into the gas station.
  At that point I also I met a guy in a '75 Westy, he and his friends were
freezing their asses off--it was about -15 degrees there and his heater
wasn't cutting it.

Anyway we came back out and climbed in and hit the road.  For some reason, I
had much, much more power as I went up the onramp back onto the interstate.
For the rest of the trip, actually, up to the Eisenhower Tunnel then down
the other side to Breckenridge, my Vanagon was running like it was
possessed--taking hills at 45 or 50 and not losing much power or momentum.

I'm just wondering if the engine mgmt system is smart enough to have somehow
compensated?  Just curious.

Joe T.
Denver, CO
'85 GL "bertha"

P.S.: BIG THANK YOU to the guy in the gold westy who offered me a jump on
Sunday when I was stalled with a completely dead battery in the middle of
the road next to the ski area at Breck...

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