On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Al and Sue Brase wrote: > How fast is the normal maximum speed of a Diesel Vanagon? It seems like > the owner's manual says 68 mph. Mine would never do that unless I had a > 30mph tailwind. Mine tops out at 63 mph, but I think the max speed screw on the injector pump is set a bit conservatively. Maybe the max fueling screw, too, since with a set of rebuilt injectors I get almost no visible smoke in the rear view mirror.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon |
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