Seriously, if it's a diesel, I wouldn't go above 60. While its kinda dumb
for me to spin my 2.0 at 5000, it would kill a diesel. Longer stroke,
slower crank speed. High rpm=bad.

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-----Original Message-----
From:   Michael J. Sullivan [SMTP:sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM]
Sent:   Wednesday, May 10, 2000 5:55 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Re: Less than 60 mph??? Really?

Perhaps he has a diesel?

At 03:41 PM 5/10/00 -0500, Thomas Czerniak wrote:
>It sound as if there might be
>some thing wrong with your van if it is turning
>4000 rpm at 60 mph!

Michael J. Sullivan
Marshfield Hills, MA
Central America 2001 or bust!

'87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered)
'86 VW Syncro Doublecab "Claude"
'96 VW Passat TDi "Teddi" (46mpg)

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