[Vwdiesel] top speed for 82 Rabbit 1.6L NA ---( here is hagars take on it )

[Nate Wall]

Well, the owner's manual for my 1985 Jetta lists the
top speeds:

90 MPH NA diesel Jetta
98 MPH TD Jetta.

YMMV

--Nate
--- "H .Hagar" <h_hagar at prcn.org> wrote:
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> Firstly take the time and read a bit in archives
> 2002.      If there is a flat spot in the power at
> or before full pedal  it indicates lack of fuel.
> There are two possibilities    Fueling screw set too
> low  or there is a fuel restriction somewhere.(Say
> screen in tank or fuel filter). The transmission
> number is easy to read -- look at bottom of
> bellhousing.   If you have a GL xxxxx it should go a
> lot faster.Mine goes way faster than 72 MPH.   Do
> test with window closed. Now if you have a GC xxxxx
> tranny then expect it to be slower.   First turn the
> fueling screw in a 1/4 turn  and let us know it
> should belch black smoke at full power.Then you can
> fine tune it by turning it out in very small moves.
>       Mine went so fast that I was worried about
> tickets  the limit was 120 Km/h        it went a lot
> faster than that   its a 1982  Rabbit 1.6L NA with
> 300 000 Km on clock.             Please give us more
> details like what kind of fuel and how much on the
> clock.          Hagar.
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