Date:         Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:52:35 -0700
Reply-To:     Melissa Mourkas <westywoman@MAC.COM>
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From:         Melissa Mourkas <westywoman@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Air cooled vanagon trip report
Comments: To: Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@GMAIL.COM>
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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)