You should have hash marks on your speedo (not the spandex one) indicating when to shift. Otherwise, 2nd gear near redline is indicated 38 mph in my '84 Westy. 

Chris.

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Dnia Apr 21, 2012 o godz. 8:42 Bryan Feddish <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

> I don’t think I'm reving that high. I know I don’t have a tach but it really
> feels like it's cutting out sooner than it should.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bryan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Haynes
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 8:30 AM
> To: 'Bryan Feddish' ; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: RE: Engine cut out.
> 
> The engine should cut out ~5,200 to 5,400 rpms and you can easily reach that
> in 2nd gear. This is a great exercise to pound out those main bearings and
> the case around them.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Bryan Feddish
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 7:28 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Engine cut out.
> 
> The van has been running very well the last few months after all that
> tinkering.  City gas mileage is still not where I’d like it but I ‘m going
> to check the highway mileage next week.  Anyway, I have this persistent
> problem.  If I accelerate to really high RPMS, like in 2nd gear, I get to a
> point where the engine just cuts out like a switch.  This is 100%
> reproducible as it does it all the time and the engine runs fine otherwise.
> I don’t have a tach so I could not tell you how high the RPMs are. I do have
> a big clock so I could tell you what time it was, except in the winter.
> 
> Any suggestions?  I have an ‘83.5 WC.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bryan