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I can pull my boat up a steep hill on the Northway at 50 in 3rd... just be sure not to lug it... I dont upshift till 55 with the boat back there on the highway. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Everett Barnes" <everettb@thesamba.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 1:11 PM Subject: RE: [T3] Hills and heat > >It is pretty dire on hills. Can anybody give me an idea of how it is supposed > to feel going up a hill? It accelerates really slowly, but it does accelerate. > > > How big/steep is the hill? My '66 doesn't have any problems except on long, > moderate inclines where it won't go any faster but I can cruise up at a > constant 55-60 mph or so. It's not an auto though but this in 4th gear. > > There is a gradual hill that I take home from work every day, it's about > 2 miles long, my speed is limited only by traffic. > > >Also, how would I know if it is overheating? I drove 4km today (some of > it at almost full throttle while going uphill), and this is probably one > of the first times that the engine has attained its working temperature. > When I stopped I could smell a kind of burning smell. I am certain this > is coming from the exhaust. > > > It may be burning off some crap that's been in there for years since you > haven't ever gotten it "really hot". > > >I could touch the engine without getting burnt. > > > Wow, really? Where? I can't touch most of my engine after about 10 minutes. > > You could sneak outside with your family meat thermometer and check the > case temperature... > > - Everett > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >