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Date:         Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:30:31 -0400
Reply-To:     Darryl Carpenter <dcarp@HURONTEL.ON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Darryl Carpenter <dcarp@HURONTEL.ON.CA>
Subject:      Re: Safe 2.1/1.9  Rpm: survey/query
Comments: To: jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM
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I would have to agree with Jeff, Matt. I drive only on longer trips and tend to drive in the middle to the 3/4 of the green. I expect you could take the extreme green if you wish but an opinion I have heard for awhile is "just don't be in a hurry when driving a vanagon". If you want to go fast, get another vehicle. Just my opinion! Darryl

Jeff at Vanagonparts wrote:

> Matt, > > Any answer you get to this question from the list is going to be nothing > more than opinion and speculation. Regardless of how certain the responses > may seem, I truly doubt that anyone has the "inside" information from the VW > engineers. Like other vehicles, our vans have green areas on the RPM gauges > and red areas, they're there for a reason. The RPM shading is probably the > best info you'll get. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of Matt Sutton > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 9:27 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Safe 2.1/1.9 Rpm: survey/query > > 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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