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Subject:Re: your mail
From:ERIC ZENO
Date:Wed, 11 Dec 1996 02:39:36 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 10 Dec 1996, Curtis Graham wrote:

> I have an 85 Vanagon GL and here's my question:
> What's the maximum highway speed I can cruise at without jeapordizing
> my engine? I live in Utah and the freeways out here now have 75mph
> limits. I'd like to travel at 75 but I worry about the rpms hovering over
> 4000 for extended periods of time. Should I worry?
> 
> Curtis Graham
> cgraham@novell.com
> 
 Well I have run the Ohio roads for hours at 4,500 RPM, with out a problem.
 Thats with a oil change every 3,000 miles. And about 85 MPH. Factory motor.
  I would say no.

                Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeric ZZZZZzzzzzzeno

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