Date:         Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:53:22 -0800
Reply-To:     Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1991 westy - altitude sickness?
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So in a sense David, you're saying your Camper likes to "get high"?    ;)

Steven
91 Westy


On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> My 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile with 2.1 liter engine (original
> waterboxer) runs very well and gets better mileage at high altitudes than
> at low altitudes.  mcneely
>
> ---- Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > On Jan 20, 2014, at 2:07 PM, KevinPGilleran <kevin@GILLERANENERGY.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > All,
> >
> > On my last trip out to the Grand Canyon and then circling clockwise
> around
> > to Zion I found that my 1991 westy had problems with what I can only
> imagine
> > is the altitude (4970 ft at Kanab Utah). I could barely get the van up
> to 50
> > miles per hour the entire time we were at elevation. But once we dropped
> > back down into California and were back on highway 5 (400 feet or so) we
> > were back up 70 mph no problem.
> > Any ideas of where I should start on this issue would be much
> appreciated.
> >
> > Your '91 says it requires 91 octane on the fuel cover door IIRC?
> > Is this a change in altitude performance for your van?
> > Do you use 91 octane?
> >
> > My performance suffers at higher altitude as well, but then I have an
> engine
> > conversion (Subie) and always use 91 octane. I guess I wonder if this is
> the
> > first time this has happened in your travels at altitude, or if it's
> just been a long
> > time since you were driving your van at that altitude?
> >
> > bob
>
> --
> David McNeely
>