[Vwdiesel] TD Westy - First driving impressions

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You know, there's got to be some psychological thing to that...  we have two 
laners here, where everyone drives 50 mph, then you hit the passing lanes, 
and it's suddenly Mario Andretti time...  EXTREMELY annoying to those of us 
that like to use cruise control.

On Saturday 17 September 2005 05:17 pm, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 9/17/2005 10:09:13 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>
> swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca writes:
> > but also getting 900rpm EGT on short hills, so I may
> > need to back off a bit.
>
>   1050F is pretty nearly acceptable by anybody you ask.  That covers big
> rigs too but that's the limit so they shy down from it.  I'd settled on
> 1250F
>
> pre-trurbine as an absolute max, which means you rarely go over 1100F.
> Someone confirmed that 1250 - 1300F pre and 100F less post turbine was
> ok on the VW diesels.   I always like to leave a little more "room" than
> I'd normally use just in case you need that little extra for a minute or
> less. Has
> come in VERY handy in this State what with the people that drive 45mph
> until you get to a passing lane and then drive 70mph all on an easily 60mph
> road.  Even I would keep it a little lower in a Vanagon though.  Probably
> around
> 1150F on a long, steep hill, loaded, in the summer.
>      Loren
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