Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
VanagonEuroVan
Subject:Re: High elevation adjustments?
From:Jim Barnes
Date:Mon, 8 Jul 2002 21:45:56 -0600

On Monday 08 July 2002 09:34 am, Andrew Fox wrote:
Going east up to the eisenhower tunnel on I-70 my max speed is about 30 MPH 
(second gear, foot to the floor, 2.1L, AT).
>
Indeed a good hill for comparison! I have to back off the throttle in third 
gear to hold it at 50. Seriously. I believe proper valve adjustment made a 
significant difference years ago. Or maybe my vanagon just likes to be let 
out to lower elevations.
-- 
Jim Barnes
--
Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; 
if you don't bet, you can't win.            -Lazarus Long 
--
SuSE linux 8.0, 2.4.18-4GB, KMail 1.4
--
  9:44pm  up 15:59,  2 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00

Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »