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Subject:Re: Diesel Holes!
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:08:34 -0500

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Al and Sue Brase wrote:

> How fast is the normal maximum speed of a Diesel Vanagon? It seems like
> the owner's manual says 68 mph. Mine would never do that unless I had a
> 30mph tailwind.

Mine tops out at 63 mph, but I think the max speed screw on the injector
pump is set a bit conservatively.  Maybe the max fueling screw, too, since
with a set of rebuilt injectors I get almost no visible smoke in the rear
view mirror.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon