You must need some tune up work. I had my syncro in the
woods of PA last weekend. (sick as a dog, myself) I was in a hurrry
to get home, so Rt. 28 was my proving ground for top speed. It can
eeasily maintain 90 MPH on level road. The problem with this is
the motor is  red lining on the tach. Oh, I should mention that
I do not have a Westy and I have the drive shaft out.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Mark McCulley wrote:

> I spent last week tooling around Montana and had several opportunities to
> drive my 87 syncro Westy at it's top speed (there is no daytime speed limit
> in MT). On a good level road with no headwind, the van was able to travel at
> 85mph. Oil temperature crept up to 240F when driving at this speed.
>
> -MM
>