Thanks!  I feel more wholesome already!

But I still don't know if my big valve engine has more horses than
stock . . .  WTF's up with that?

Marc

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:42 PM, pdooley<psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:
> Ok, I guess I'll change the subject heading to preserve the family nature of
> the list...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Loren Busch
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:04 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Automatic transmission, ...?
>
> �RE: �Vanagons and mountain passes and automatics
> I've climbed quite a few mountain passes in a Westy, both stick and auto. �A
> bunch in the last few days in an auto. �Pull it back to second gear, you'll
> be running about 45-49 MPH, sit back and enjoy the view. �With the stock WBX
> engine, stick or auto, it's about the same, you get to stay in the truck
> lane and play with the big boys.
>