On 24 Jun 96 at 13:13, James Cohen wrote:

> >he's talking about the old speedos with the little I II III shift markings
> >at certain speeds. at least, that's what *I* thought he was talking about.
> 
> He said that not even the Wasserboxers should be fun over 4000rpm for any
> length of time because nasty things will happen.  The wasserboxers have
> tachs that redline well over 5000rpm.

Anyone care to comment on this topic when it comes to waterboxers? My 
'88 shows 2500-4500 rpm as the 'green' zone on the tach, and 5250 (I 
think) as the redline. During our last trip, I drove 3rd gear at 
about 4200-4400 rpm for up to 20 minutes at a time with no problems. 
Temp gauge usually went down slightly - climbing the same hills in 
4th at 2800 rpm or so caused temp to rise slightly. I felt it better 
to rev higher & keep the coolant moving...
Is 4500 a safe speed for extended periods like this?

 Shawn
'88 Westy 322k (Kyra)
'85 Jetta TD 341k (Jenni)