Date:         Thu, 25 Jan 2001 00:35:46 -0800
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From:         t <vbob@PRIMENET.COM>
Subject:      Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
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David Beierl wrote:
>
> At 10:33 PM 1/24/2001, Chad wrote:
> >Just wondering about how fast my van isn't.  I can get it up to 70mph on a
> >good day (ie. pancake flat and no wind). Anything over 70mph puts me around
> >3800-3900RPM. This is the only Vanagon I've owned and the only one I've ever
> >been in. Should my van be running at those RPM's for the aforementioned
> >speeds????
>
> Spec. is 72mph = 4000 rpm for the manual.  Redline is somewhere around 96
> mph but you probably won't get there too often.  Many people drive these
> things at 80-85 routinely, though -- but not on big hills.  Others won't go
> an inch over 65.  Anything over 60 hammers your gas mileage.
>
> david

I wouldn't know. Never drove it for extended lengths of time at 60 or
less. My 84 likes to run between 72 and 80 (real, not indicated) I get
16 MPG in the winter, 20 in the summer (gas factor I thinks).

I like to keep it at 72 for the sake of the motor life.

tim o'brien