> Jonathan described the first trip in "The Whale," a '76 > Bus, with a 2000cc FI engine. Sounds like it was a good > road trip, even with the starter problem. Averaged 72 > MPH? Whoa! What was your top speed, and how long were > you able to sustain that speed? It was Randy, not Jonathan :-). My top speed was around 85mph (downhill!), but only for a minute or so. Honestly it ran fine at this speed, except for being pretty "light" in the steering. But I just get too nervous pushing the engine that hard for any period of time so I had to back off to the low 70's. Note that the road was straight and level and there was no wind! Coming off of some mountains there was a winding, windy road with a steep downgrade and I couldn't go any faster than 50 without having a heart attack. Besides the starter problem I also found that the gear shift started buzzing at highway speeds, and now there is something wrong with my cold starts... but once it's warmed up it runs great.
-Randy
|
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.