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Subject:1-800-Howsmydriving?
From:Matthew Snook
Date:Tue, 4 Dec 2007 22:38:02 -0700

OK, I have a question for all the techsperts out there.  I'm a new Westy
driver, and I have a question about how to drive so as to minimize engine
wear.  My speedo is lame, so I can't trust it - reads 80 when I'm purdy sure
it's only doing 55mph.  So I drive with the tachometer instead.

I've been keeping it at 3200 rpm, which I believe comes out to about highway
speed anyhow.  When I encounter a hill which drops the tach to 2500, then I
shift down to 3rd, which pops it up to 3500, and I then drop it back to the
same 3200 I was maintaining in 4th.  When I top the hill, I accelerate up to
3500 and shift, bringing it back down to 2500 again, and work it back up to
the target of 3200.

Is this a good range for the 1.9 I've got in here?  The redline is way up by
5000, but it sounds to me like 4000 is as high as I want it to go!  Any
suggestions?  Is it better to keep the rpms higher than that, or lower, 'er
whut?

Thanks,
Matt

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