Date:         Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:09:25 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Rev limiter????
Comments: To: Airic <airic@MIDSOUTH.RR.COM>
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Hi Airic,

Just how high were you revving it?? I know that the FI aircooleds
have a built-in rev limiter function  in the ECU, but I'm told it
doesn't kick in until 5400 RPMS.  Dunno about the WBXs, but I would
expect it to be about the same. I try to keep my motors below 4500
rpm as much as possible. If something lets go at 5400, it ain't gonna
be pretty.



Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
www.busesofthecorn.com





On 11-Dec-06, at 9:47 PM, Airic wrote:

> I was driving my 1983.5 vanagon 1.9L after changing the antifreeze,
> it is starting to look like winter down here.  I was getting it in
> second gear, and it semed like the ignition cut out, similar to
> other vehicles I have driven when the rev limiter is hit.
>
> I looked at the rotor, and it did not seem like the aircooled rev
> limit type I rarely see on anything anymore.
>
> It only did it at high RPM and I never tried to rev up the other
> gears, so do these vehicles have a built in rev limiter, or do I
> need to start troubleshooting a high speed miss?
>
> Thanks in advance