Ok Folks. I've been listening and posting for a couple of years now, and still consider myself a newbie. But recent posts have made me want to ask an over arching question about driving the vanagon. What is the actual safety area in RPM's for engine longevity on the Vanagon engine? Or, what did the engineers really intend? Or maybe a hypothetical question is best- if you had designed the wasserboxer engine, how would you treat it if you had to drive it? I drive an 88 G, 4-speed, usually pretty unloaded on short 15 mile runs. Two-three times a year I'll do long runs, a month at a a time. Last one was 10k miles. On these long runs I'm usually just over 4K on the tach, (215/70/r14 tires). Just trying to judge what I can ask of my vehicle, really. Would love to hear from all the rebuilding heavy hitters out there. Can't exclude Subies and I4's, but I only have the engine I have, and am trying to make the most of it. thanks, Matt Sutton 88 GL Brooklyn NY |
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