I ran my van 4-500 miles a day for 8000 miles last year.  A fuel line came
loose.  Took a while to find a vacuum leak though, not caused by trip
anyway.

Mike

On 4/9/03 12:05 PM, "Royston, Jerry" <gmr@OBPA.USDA.GOV> wrote:

> I need some advice.  I'm thinking about going up to Newfoundland from the DC
> area and would have to travel a good 1,100 miles in 2 days to make it
> worthwhile.  Is this too much to ask of a Westy?  The most I've driven in
> one day so far has maybe been 300 miles with no problems.  Can you run a
> Westy at 65 or 70 for 8 hours a day or for that matter at 50 for 10 hours?
> I just don't want to push the van beyond its limitations.
>
> Gerry Royston
> '87 Westy
> Bethesda, MD
>