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Is 46 hp right for the early 1500? I thought I remember reading that recently. Bill ---------- > From: Keith Park <TopNotchResto@worldnet.att.net> > To: Bill Niles <beel@avicom.net> > Subject: Re: [T3] 70? Are you kidding?? > Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 10:47 PM > > Single carb eh? I forget what the HP #'s were for them but the duellies > were the same HP as the FI. Perhaps 80-85 is resonable for the single > sidedraft carbs. > > Keith > > > ---------- > > From: Bill Niles <beel@avicom.net> > > To: Keith Park <TopNotchResto@worldnet.att.net>; type3@vwtype3.org > > Subject: Re: [T3] 70? Are you kidding?? > > Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 6:32 PM > > > > To echo a previous post.... > > > > Does this include an early 1500 with a single carb? > > > > I don't think I ÜÖ¤J t it above 80 - 85 without a hill or good tail > > wind. > > > > Bill > > > > ---------- > > > From: Keith Park <TopNotchResto@worldnet.att.net> > > > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > > Subject: Re: [T3] 70? Are you kidding?? > > > Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 9:43 AM > > > > > > If you cant approach 100 somethings wrong with your car or your using > > lousy > > > carbs! yes if the cars are drivin fast on the highway AND the engine > > isnt > > > properly set up fuel wise, or the oil cooler is clogged with dirt or... > > > many other things they will burn up. I cruise at 75 all the time and > at > > > 65K the engine is doing fine. > > > > > > the old shot engine in my notch cruised for an hour at 85 last year and > > it > > > has CARBS! yes CARBS on my car! but they are stock ones and of course > I > > > do hate them! I also tow a boat with the square, usually at 65-70 > except > > > for the big hills and all is fine. > > > > > > A GOOD thing to have when driving like this is full engine > > instrumentation > > > so that if something goes wrong you catch it before ruining the engine! > > > > > > Keith > > > ---------- > > > > From: scott a keck <noddaz@juno.com> > > > > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > > > Subject: [T3] 70? Are you kidding?? > > > > Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 3:49 AM > > > > > > > > Not kidding about 70mph. My old fasty would not quite peg the speedo > > on > > > > top end. Just 3 or 4 mph short. Of course I didn't run around > like > > > > that all the time, but 70mph was never unreasonable. The reason I > > > > mentioned this in the first place has been the fact that on more than > > one > > > > occasion (twice) after leaving a Bug show I have come across an air > > > > cooled V dub sitting next to the road. When I stop to enquire if > they > > > > need help I am told that "I was blasting down the highway when I > > suddenly > > > > had this big cloud blow out behind the car." I do not know if the > > > > crankcase was over filled or the engine (rings?) were just not > sealiQP³þ > well. But it seemed that the cars had been driven fast for several > > > > miles. The cars were both T1's but are technically related to t3's. > > One > > > > was basically stock. The other was mildly modified. > > > > > > > > I have been in a T3 that has done this but was able to figure out > what > > > > happened. Back when I was a teenager a friend of mine's mother had a > > 69 > > > > (?) fasty. Being helpful as we were, we changed the oil. We looked > in > > > > the book for the amount of oil the car held and saw 5. So we added > 5 > > > > quarts. Went for a test drive and when we hit 3rd gear.... Well, I > > > > will not go into that but it made quite a mess. And we both learned > > > > about VW's. > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > > > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > > > > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at > > http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > > > > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org