

| Subject: | Vanagon cooling (air cooled) |
| Date: | Tue, 2 Apr 1996 23:25:59 -0500 |
There's been a few comments in recent days on the subject of engine cooling that I would like to see expanded upon. The gist of the discussion was that in order to keep cool one needs to keep the revs up. Now I understand that higher engine revs means greater air flow but I find it hard to believe that driving an engine harder leads to a cooler engine. My habit is to run with as light a load as possible on the engine. Is this somehow wrong when dealing with an air cooled or did I misunderstand the point? Since I don't have a tach, what kind of RPMs am I running at 60 and 70 mph? What is the "redline" on the type IV motor? Frankly I don't run much over 60 since it seems to be working pretty hard at that point( this is a camper with auto). Should I feel free to pour it to it beyond that? I haven't taken it to the mountains yet but I would imagine that that will be like leading a parade at 40 mph! I expect to have my temp and pressure gauges in by this weekend and I am looking forward to establishing "normal" for this vehicle. Thanks, Weston
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