Vanagons only have 3 speed automatics. 3rd is a direct drive.

Dennis

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
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Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 8:31 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Bad gas milleage

On 4/18/05 17:56, "Leo Lee" <leo0365@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> The two new tires at the front are Capitol 185R14C 8P.R. (From the
tire it
> also said 102/100P, Radial SV-820, 65psi). The diameter from surface
to
> surface is 25 inches. I inflated the front tires to 45psi. Not sure
this will
> help. By the way, it has autotrans, I have never seen the van drove
over 70
> mph at 3.8k rpm. Just my wife and I on the van, and it should be
considered
> light load. This is the multivan, does not have the heavy kitchen
stuffs. The
> wind was around 5-10 mph, not bad.
>

That is the stock tire size.  If the rear tires are the same then you
should
be reading correctly on tach and speedo unless the auto is slipping on
the
4th gear bands.

Note I also just found the ratio for AT in top gear.
The manual (4sp) is approx 18mph per k  - 76mph at 4k (I might have said
19
first time<ooops)
The auto is approx 16mph per k - 64 at 4k

........................................
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