Date:         Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:32:01 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
Comments: To: Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>
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Mike,

explain more on why the pump won't, or can't be adjusted to squirt more juice.

And, be mindful that increasing the tire size to get a 10% drop in rpm will affect the G gear slow crawl.

alistair


On 2012-01-22, at 4:41 PM, Mike Miller wrote:

> I'd definitely be for that comparison Saturn vs Prius. Then I could
> extend the results to my AAZ powered [well, kind of powered] snycro
> Westy.
> 
> Actually I would be interested in comparisons. Yesterday at bURNINGvAN
> 2012 [more on this later] Jonathin was telling me about the
> experiments he did with various gear combinations and tire sizes. He
> thought an AAZ could pull the 10% larger 215/75 15 tires. If so I
> could run those and go about 65 without over reving the poor little
> thing.
> 
> Anybody else have actual experience with AAZ engines, stock syncro
> transmissions and tire sizes?
> 
> Detlev also had some information but I can't repeat it here because
> I'm crying to hard to see the keyboard. Something about the injection
> pump that I just spent a ton of money on being in adequate for the AAZ
> engine, won't flow enough fuel so at full throttle it's running lean
> which is very bad for engine life.
> 
> Mike