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Subject:Re: Double cab for sale
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:43:09 -0700

4K max for me.  I put in a .77 4th gear, and it will do about 78 all
day, though I rarely let it.

Karl Wolz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> The Shaws
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:48 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Double cab for sale
>
> Add states: "Top VW techs say either lifter or wrist pin. it has 130
comp.
> on each cylinder and it will do 80 all day long so I dont worry about
it."
>
> After reading the vanagon thread on the worst design flaws of the
German
> engineers perhaps the one big one overlooked was that they failed to
> understand the American driver........
>
> Anyone out there run a solid 2.1 wbx at 80 all day long? Let along one
with
> potential problems.
>
> or maybe it's just me, but my solid 2.1 likes to run about 65 "all day
long"
>
> peter
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 4:57 AM
> Subject: Double cab for sale
>
>
> > I saw this in person at the central VW show in OH.
> > Any one own it on the list?
> >
> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=101665
> >
> >
> >                       Eric
> >

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