

| Subject: | Vanagon speeds |
| Date: | Thu, 12 Dec 1996 12:57:48 -0600 |
Hello Curtis,
I drive may '86 syncro 25 miles to work each day. Most of the
distance 19 miles is interstate highway. I normaly drive at 70 mph, but on
days I am running late I have driven it at 75. I have driven it at 80 mph
on a day that if I was late I would have lost two days of holiday pay. I
was nervous the whole way, talk of adrenalin high. The engine never even
got hot. Oil pressure stayed normal. I don't recommend running a 2.1 at 80
mph for long periods, but 70 mph is no problem, 75 mph is on the edge of the
green zone on the tach so it probabley won't self-destruct. The engine will
ware quicker at higher rpms though. I change the oil every 2500 to 3000
miles and keep the van tuned up. Take care.
Colin A Moran
K&M Ranch
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