Date:         Mon, 14 Aug 2000 21:06:12 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Subject:      Re: WBX Nightmares
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>In a message dated 8/13/00 9:38:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>Wolfvan88@aol.com writes:
>
><< I am able to cruise at 75 mph with ease and the mileage has increased to
>@22
> to 25. >>
>
>Am I the only one who really drives my pretty stock 2.1 2wd van at 80-90mph
>most of the time? Has probably over 200K miles (odo broke at 182K two years
>ago) on the original heads. Sure I blew hoses and the t-pipe but otherwise,
>no problems.
>
>It'll beat the pants out of my I4 (1.8) powered Vanagon and my low mileage
>2.1 Syncro.
>
>BenT
>San Francisco


The owner's handbook for my 75 1.8 Bay told me the cruising (and
coincidentally the max engine-safe)speed was 80mph, and the van could hit
this speed any time on anything other than a steep hill (it did have a 1916
kit but no other modifications, and one piston was bad). I'd have driven it
at this speed all the time, but over 65 the fuel consumption would jump.