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Subject:Re: impending winter maintenance (Syncro tire pressure)
From:Robert Rountree
Date:Fri, 11 Sep 1998 13:11:25 -0400

FYI
The sticker on the driver side lower forward doorjamb of my 87 Westy
SyncroGL says (in English & German) in English

Cold Tire Inflation
185R14C/6 PR       Front 40 psi
185R14C/8 PR       Rear  48 psi
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205R14C/6 PR       Front 36 psi
205R14C/8 PR       Rear  43.5 psi
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205/70R149 7R     Front 36 Rear 40
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Rim 14x5.5J   14x6J

Rob
87 Westy SyncroGL..... Cynosure

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> From: David Bogle / Architecture <bogle@BWAY.NET>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: impending winter maintenance (Syncro Tire Pressure)
> Date: Friday, September 11, 1998 11:26 AM
>
> Yi-Ruey Wei wrote:
>
> > Rob,
> > Is your tire pressure decal at driver side door jamb missing like mine?
> > You need 36psi (cold) at front and 40psi at rear for the Syncro...
>
> You are the second listmember to say 40 psi for rear of the syncro.
>
> My Bentley manual says Front 2.5 bar (36 psi), Rear 3.0 bar (44 psi),
Spare 3.0
> bar (44 psi).  This is on a page marked "syncro" in a box at  the bottom
(page
> 44.5.)
>
> --
> David Bogle
>
> '72 Campmobile 2.0L
> '87 Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia