Wow! I could never drive my old air-cooled 81 like that! I had oil temps at 220-260, until I installed an aux oil cooler (no fan), then it stayed closer to 220 at max. (oil temp, not head temp). I also had to keep speeds down to keep the temp down and never got more than 16 mpg! Congrats- you have a nice air-cooled Vanagon! Enjoy the ride - I am sure you did. Melissa Mourkas 84 Westy On Aug 6, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Jonathan Poole wrote: > > Van: > 83 air-cooled westy (moderately loaded) > -Stock tranny, tire size etc. > -Boston Bob 2.0 mostly stock, federal configuration plus: > --external oil cooler with fan (on whenever oil temp approached 200 > degrees > Typical highway driving speeds: > -60-65 mph (faster in hills to keep rpms closer to 4k) > MPG numbers: > -avg mpg - 18.74 > -best mpg - 22.53 (south massachusets coast) > -worst mpg - 16.58 (boston area) > Engine and Oil numbers: > -avg cht 350 farenheit (very steady in all highway conditions) > -oil temp - 200 to 220 (with external cooler and fan running on > warm days) > -oil pressure - 45 to 48 psi (60 to 65 mph) |
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