Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:06:18 -0800
Reply-To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Tire size question
In-Reply-To: <4e7ef739-bf38-442a-b790-a2c30fa978a5@westyventures.com>
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I don't "know nothing about" your van "at all." I know what you told me.
Safety aside, for reason of the things you described, I would not (and
would not have from the beginning) kept (or acquired in the first place)
the vehicle. That you did and plan to push it to someone else is YOUR
action. Mine would be different.
On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 12:35 PM Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:
> HUH? What? Are you making a judgement of something you know nothing
> about? Wow.
>
> EVERYTHING SAFETY + MECHANICALLY RELATED WAS REPAIRED, I AM NOT AN IDIOT!
> There are ZERO safety issues in this Westy! Leaks have been sealed as
> they pop up, the auto trans is the current culprit, a bit of
> 'wack-a-mole'. It drives as nicely as any Westy you'll find. Front
> brakes are now Audi A6.
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/JD6nnDNE1aT4KRuSA
>
>
> On 11/17/2024 12:12 PM, David McNeely wrote:
> > And tell us again why this vehicle is kept on the road at all?
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 11:55 AM Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:
> >
> > It's highly unlikely my Westy will ever find its way across the
> > country
> > again, given the current canine family size and the Westy leaking
> > almost
> > every fluid, haha! It's also in the queue for a conversion to mTDI,
> > Syncro manual transmission and Syncro tank in the near future, which
> > will take the mpg to 30-ish and 1000-mile range.
> >
> > It isn't a really nice van overall, as it came via the samba from
> > Minnesota where it was exposed to a lot of salt underneath. I had to
> > replace every part of the braking system and many other rusted parts
> > underneath. Some rust in the rockers, hidden by the fiberglass
> panels.
> > The transmission had a galley plug rusted out, which I discovered
> > when I
> > filled the transmission. That was fixed with a rubber plug and a
> metal
> > clamp bolted into a nearby bolt hole. The engine had a cobbled
> > together
> > mess of original pipes and undersized patches welded in. The first
> > drive, the oil buzzer came on when hot. At the time a friend who does
> > conversion had a Euro DJ 112i engine he had just pulled from a
> > customer
> > van, available for $600 with wiring harness and ECU so I jumped on
> it.
> > It will be for sale after the TDI conversion is finished.
> >
> >
> > On 11/17/2024 7:17 AM, Eric Caron wrote:
> > > Hi Karl and others,
> > >
> > >Â Â Â Â We could search for differences in the vans for days.Â
> > And state this is not a scientifically valid study. But, to save
> > time. I agree with that.
> > >
> > > Still, Karl’s van is about the closest I’ll find to compare.
> > >
> > > My less then scientific thinking is that if I’m getting 15 mpg
> > with smaller tires and Karl gets 16.5 or better with larger tires.
> > Then maybe.
> > >
> > > If Karl ran tires smaller his MPG might go down some. If that
> > is correct. Maybe increasing my tire diameter to match Karl’s
> > might increase my Mpg some.
> > >
> > > I know we could talk about tire friction, type of roads near
> > Karl and me, and temperature differences, type of gas we put in
> > the tank, and how I weigh more then Karl.
> > >
> > > But, is it kind of possible that there really is something to
> > the wheel diameter and MPG?
> > >
> > > Remember all the 1970 adds telling us to be sure our tires were
> > inflated? Were they tricking me? OK they probably were.
> > >
> > > OK, the tire inflation might be about friction not diameter of
> > tire, they didn’t say.
> > >
> > > I think the solution is that Karl should drive over here to VT
> > and we do a drive side by side with the vans, then we switch
> > wheels and do it again. Both at the same time of day, gas from
> > the same station, and the vans matched for weight.
> > >
> > > No bra on either van, same mirrors, same wax on the body.
> > >
> > > We can do this!
> > >
> > > Karl, we can do it before West River Westies July 2025.
> > >
> > > And your van sounds nice. How did you ever end up with that
> > engine? I only recently learned about those European versions of
> > our water boxers.
> > >
> > > Eric
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Nov 17, 2024, at 2:26 AM, Karl Mullendore
> > <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Other factors are mine is a Multivan poptop, at 4300 feet, and
> > a good running
> > >> 112i with factory Digijet, totally stock except for the 4-hole
> > injectors. You
> > >> have a slightly larger engine at sea level running GW's
> > whatever they threw
> > >> together which may or may not achieve as good mileage ever.
> > >> Karl
> >
>
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