Date:         Fri, 25 Jun 1999 16:09:58 -0400
Reply-To:     Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.YALE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.YALE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: My new camper!!!
Comments: To: gordita70@hotmail.com

Hi Javier,

Congrats to your new Diesel Westy. As you've already noticed with
the original 1.6l engine it is not for people in a hurry. But
camping in a Westy is not about being in a hurry anyway, right?

To see if your engine has decent performance try it on flat ground.
Top speed in 4th gear should be about 65-70mph
Top speed in 3rd: 50mph

Only do this for a short while. Driving the Diesel flat out for
long periods is not a good idea. It will break the engine!

Around 60 mph is a suitable cruising speed on the flats.

Driving around 55mph you can expect 28mpg and 60-65 maybe 25-26mpg.

For the smoking:

Try adding some Stanadyne Performance formula. It's a cleaner/fuel
improver made by a major Diesel injection pump builder. Don't
buy any other brand (skip the stuff they sell at Walmart etc).

If that doesn't help take out the injectors and have them tested at
a Diesel injection shop.

While the smoking persists try to avoid pushing the accelerator beyond
the point where it smokes. It will only make more smoke, not more
power, and it also wears on the engine. One of those small convex mirrors
stuck on the passengers side rear view mirror lets you keep an eye on
the exhaust pipe.

Get a Bentley manual for the Westie and learn to keep the Westy in tip top
condition. You're the best person to do a good job on it. Most mechanics
today don't know much about Diesels.

Saludos,
Martin
--
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Martin Jagersand                 email: jag@cs.yale.edu
Computer Science Department             jag@cs.rochester.edu
Yale University

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