

| Subject: | Re: 1991 westy - altitude sickness? |
| From: | Dave Mcneely |
| Date: | Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:59:11 -0600 |
You got it. :-) ---- Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > So in a sense David, you're saying your Camper likes to "get high"? ;) > > Steven > 91 Westy > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > > My 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile with 2.1 liter engine (original > > waterboxer) runs very well and gets better mileage at high altitudes than > > at low altitudes. mcneely > > > > ---- Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > On Jan 20, 2014, at 2:07 PM, KevinPGilleran <kevin@GILLERANENERGY.COM> > > wrote: > > > > > > All, > > > > > > On my last trip out to the Grand Canyon and then circling clockwise > > around > > > to Zion I found that my 1991 westy had problems with what I can only > > imagine > > > is the altitude (4970 ft at Kanab Utah). I could barely get the van up > > to 50 > > > miles per hour the entire time we were at elevation. But once we dropped > > > back down into California and were back on highway 5 (400 feet or so) we > > > were back up 70 mph no problem. > > > Any ideas of where I should start on this issue would be much > > appreciated. > > > > > > Your '91 says it requires 91 octane on the fuel cover door IIRC? > > > Is this a change in altitude performance for your van? > > > Do you use 91 octane? > > > > > > My performance suffers at higher altitude as well, but then I have an > > engine > > > conversion (Subie) and always use 91 octane. I guess I wonder if this is > > the > > > first time this has happened in your travels at altitude, or if it's > > just been a long > > > time since you were driving your van at that altitude? > > > > > > bob > > > > -- > > David McNeely > > -- David McNeely
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