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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
> >

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David McNeely