Date:         Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:46:31 -0800
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <94A94587-069A-44DA-8B78-A2C228465863@shaw.ca>
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Something about the AAZ being an industrial engine and VW ended up
using an injection pump that didn't have the capacity needed for
automotive work.

Or something like that.

Detlev knows.

Mike


On Jan 22, 2012, at 6:32 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:

> 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
>