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• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 20:34:39 -0500
  ...fastest vanagon > So far I've hit 105 MPH indicated with about 1/3 of the throttle left.
• Re: Coffesions of a speeder what kind of gas milage do you see at 75 MPH
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 08:58:17 -0700
  I don't drive at quite that high of speed but usually 70mph and almost always get 18.5 to 19.5 unless headwinds...
• Re: TOP SPEED/Land Speed Record
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 09:31:33 -0600
  84 mph in a '78 Bay westy with a 2.0 aircooled noise maker out back. Probably getting 12 mpg too then... Chris M...
• Re: Signs of the Times ( Fryedaye Follies)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 13:11:06 -0500
  ...Oh > great, only fifty-seven more 35 mph turns to go before I can slow down > from > 75 !!!
• Re: [T2] 1978 FI
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 16:24:16 -0700
  ...What else could be a >culprit? Usually travel 65 mph or less.
• Expensive Noises....
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:50:39 -0500
  ...Anyway, it's a knocking sound that happens around 40 mph whether I am in 3rd or 4th gear. It does not make the...
• Re: NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:04:35 +1300
  > Average velocity along interstate 5 > > was 80.6 mph It's only velocity if you state the direction. Velocity is a vector quantity. Otherwise...
• Re: Towing Syncro Westy on Rental Trailer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 20:49:57 -0700
  that 45 mph thing.... which has been on U-haul trailers for decades..... kinda a joke.......cause in some places driving only 45 makes...
• Re: '86 up vanagon owners....you still need an oil gauge!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 08:51:33 -0700
  ...Cruised effortlessly for 3000 miles in six days on last trip, mostly at 75 mph in 85-98 degree temps Cooling system perfect, 20w...
• Re: Testing transmission ...On weather hold for me.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 12:08:29 -0600
  ...From the N (350 degrees) at 23 mph (20 Kt, 36.8 km/h) gusting to 33 mph (29 Kt, 52.8 km/h...
• Re: Cross-country trip report
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:25:17 -0700
  ...Cross-country trip report What are your RPMs at 60 & 70 MPH? Thanks. M >________________________________ >From: Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@GMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Flickering oil sensor light (long)
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 09:03:50 -0500
  ...60 - 65 mph (constant highway speed). Pulled over immediately-oil level was ok and engine idled fine with no oil light. Started up on...
• Slow diesels, underpowered vans
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 19:30:53 -0500
  ...The PO reported driving typically at 70 MPH daily. I have never had any problem in getting the van to speed and maintaining it...
• Re: easy front heater blower air speed question...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:21:31 -0500
  ...My blower >motor fried recently, and I have not replaced it because I have noticed >that at cruising speed (anything above 40 MPH) the...
• Re: Tires In High Winds
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 22:19:49 -0400
  ...While driving to work I > could only get 50 mph on the I-15 southbound fwy due to head-wind. At times > they were...
• How Fast Was I Driving??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 13:14:50 +0200
  ...At 5000 rpm, the speedometer reads 91 mph. I have 185 R14 C tires on the alloy 14" wheels (although the manual says that...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Wood
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:37:14 -0400
  ...A great example is high end windsurfing fins which are expected to maintain fluid attachment and generate lift at 35 to 50 mph in...
• Re: New owner with question
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:49:53 -0800
  ...The previous owner said he > drove it at 60 mph. I drove it at 70 mph, about 4000 rpm, for 400 miles > and water...
• Bus top speed, not about spelling!
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Sun, 10 Dec 1995 16:31:44 EST
  ...I know it ain't a rocket and I'm thinking it's somewhere around 70-75 mph. Close, way off, or what? Sean...
• Re: speeds in eurovans.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Oct 94 10:49:55 EDT
  Not intentionally, of course( :) ) but I got the Eurovan up to 100 mph on the interstate this past weekend. Was trying to get away...
• Wheel squeak - help
  Historical mailing list
  25 Jul 95 20:00:00 -0700
  ...I can hear it up to about 20 mph, but by then engine, road, and wind noise drown it out. What could it be...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 14:43:08 -0500 (EST)
  ...I can imagine 23 being possible if the speed is kept right at 60 MPH. Cheers. SStones, Toronto Ont. <sstones@idirect.com>
• Re: Yellow Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 May 1998 02:08:15 EDT
  ...seconds, at the mercy of a Iveco box truck traveling at 50 mph into the back of it.... hope you have good insurance!! :<) chris
• Re: Are Vanagons more trouble than they are worth???
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 01:09:25 -0600
  ...How bout a Vanagon running into a 80 MPH headwind running on two cylinders, with 3 flat tires?:>) ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• Re: More rant on grounds---AIR COOLED too?
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 17:22:30 -0400
  ...am suddenly running very rich, with stuttering between 22 and 32 MPH, mileage at 13 mpg. Any help appreciated. Thanks! Regards, Mike Nichols 2...
• friday...whats the FASTEST youve driven in your vanagon????
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 16:49:15 EST
  yesterday, coming back from NJ on I-78 i hit 95 MPH in my '84 vanagon w/ 1.9L wbx K&N air filter...
• Re: Transmission, Automatic, Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 1 May 2008 07:18:04 -0700
  ...There should be a Reverse Blocker valve, actuated by internal hydraulic pressure, that keeps the tranny from going into reverse above about 30 MPH...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 19:43:25 -0400
  ...101 MPH Vanagon! Howdy All, As of last Wednesday, I successfully completed my first 1,000 miles in Project Vanagon (Vincent) since I installed...
• They Only Write When They're In Trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Tom & Phyllis
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 00:23:00 -0600
  ...Cruised at 50 mph, slowed to stop, accelerated to 15 mph, accelerator failed to produce power. Engine stalled and I re-started, accelerated to...
• Re: Audiovox cruise control/Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 28 May 2010 08:12:29 -0400
  ...I was beginning at 50 mph and going up to about 100 mph, so I adjusted it down to about 30 mph - 80 mph...
• Re: is it just a matter of perception?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Dec 94 09:05:19 -0700
  ...vanagon through snow (which is falling rapidly) that around 25-30 mph, > the world takes on a different sence. Instead of me driving on...
• Re: passed by a jetta
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 9:34:27 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I was merging from hwy 85 into hwy101. > I thought I was driving really fast (near 65 mph). But this Jetta GL behind I...
• Speed Ratings Explained?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 00:43:36 -0400
  ...But, explanation complete, I gotta wonder; if a tire is rated at 186 mph, does that mean it disentegrates when it attains that speed...
• Re: Best / Worst Car
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 23:08:05 -0500
  ...On a wet road it would fishtail at 20 mph or less. I remember telling my father about this. He passed it off as...
• Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:54:09 +1100
  ...As Stan says,55 to 65 mph.Above that just wastes fuel at an exponential rate... Cheers, Steve O NSW Australia '92 Transporter WBX...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:09:54 -0400
  ...in other words, to lift 8,000 lb up a 10 deg slope at 22 mph requires the full rated 82 hp of a...
• Re: Tiico convert question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 07:05:52 -0800
  ...When running at 4000, I am indicating about 71-72 mph. At 4500, I'm indicating about 85 mph. I also have about 40K...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:32:45 -0500
  ...52 MPG at a steady 60 mph. 47 MPG at a steady 70 mph. 40 MPG at a steady 80 mph. Those figures are...
• Re: antifreeze leak
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 21:35:44 -0800
  ...I would add, at the cost of sounding scolding *sorry*, that 80 mph is a lot of work for a 91 hp engine to...
• Re: Cruising Speed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:25:25 -0700
  Open freeway with nothing to look at except the speedo, I'm good for 4000rpm - about 78 mph with a taller fourth gear and...
• Re: Fuel economy--the real sweet spot!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 May 2008 23:46:29 -0500
  ...It would do 30 mph wound out with it's little 50cc motor and > roller bearing crank. I took it on a 90 mile...
• Re: Need speedo for 87 westy--speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:08:02 -0400
  ...It >> >> currently fluctuates between actual speed and being 5-10 mph off or >> >> more, and hangs up during deceleration. My mechanic told me this...
• Automatic Transmission , RPM's and speed
  Historical mailing list - Lerche
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 00:58:55 +0100
  ...My Problem is that when I Drive about 120 KM/H (70 MPH) the RPM's are about 4500 and that makes a lot...
• Oil Mess on Rear Hatch Following Freeway Trip
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 14:16:48 -0700
  ...rear hatch during a freeway run ~= 250 miles at 60-65 mph? Where did it get sucked from? There does not seem to be...
• Speedometer Advice
  Historical mailing list - James Huskins
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 21:37:46 -0400
  ...It reads at 10 to 15 MPH fast at highway speeds, and the odometer doesn't work. I've fixed the odometer in older...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:27:21 -0700
  At 09:42 AM 7/26/2004, Tom Miller wrote: >David: > >100km/hr is only 60 MPH! >TEMiller Yeah, ya gotta watch those Canadians...
• speedo/odo off
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:42:11 -0600
  The speedo in my '87 Syncro reads 4 mph too high over the whole range. So could I not just re-position the needle...
• another road test: 1983-1/2 VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 23:11:51 CST
  ...na 0 - 30 mph ................. 4.8 Speed thru 700-ft slalom, mph .. na 0 - 50 mph ................. 12.5 0 - 60 mph ................. 18.3 0...
• Overheated on steep grade in the Rockies/Questions??
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 00:21:05 EDT
  ...Probably only going 35 MPH to 40 MPH tops in spots in 3rd gear--although at times could get up to 50 while climbing...
• strange cv/transaxle behavior?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 14:03:32 -0400
  ...The thumping begins at about 35 MPH (just when shifting into 3rd gear). I can't say for sure if I've ever heard...
• High elevation adjustments
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:34:06 -0700
  ...Above about 8,000 feet i experience loss of power such that I am only able to maintain about 30 mph while keeping the...
• Re: Westy Luggage Rack Pop Top Seal Install Question (Bus Depot)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 15:02:35 -0400
  ...After I put the new seal on I had a problem with the luggage rack vibrating and buzzing at speeds above 35 mph. It...
• Big snow tires on automatic westie
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:23:18 -0800
  ...40 mph is now 45.6 (comfortably in second gear) 70 mph is now 79.8 (still in the solid green with auto tranny...
• Re: Zoltan's Porsche engine
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 2 Dec 2020 10:17:45 -0800
  ...It > was great back in ‘86 when it was born but now I am allowed to coast 85 mph > here in Hungary. So the...
• Re: High Altitude
  Historical mailing list - Kenyon Fairey
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 22:37:41 +0000
  ...carefully) and had no apparent loss of power or loss of mph. 3) We only say a real loss of power climbing to the...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:50:36 -0700
  ...101 MPH Vanagon! > An excellent picture. Note that the Westy has significant turbulence > over the top (the laminar lines break up almost immeadiately over...
• Re: Cruising Speed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:25:54 -0700
  ...Cruising Speed | |I do 55 mph. It is not the destination it is the trip along the way!! | |David
• "Re: Speedo error"
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 95 14:34:35 EDT
  ...My '87 weekender says it's doing 73 mph at 4200 rpm (in fourth, to be sure :-). It's got 205 / 14 pirellis. Joel...
• Re: VW USA and Warranty Claims
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 13:02:50 -0300
  ...Problem after 4-5 hours at very steady 65 mph. Started to miss/die, then really tried to quit. I cycled the gas pedal...
• Has anyone put Aquatreads on a Eurovan?
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 19:42:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...Last night in the rain, doing about 45 mph on a back road, I could just hit the gas and the tires would start...