Fw: shift points for older engines

[scourge@cogeco.ca (Scourge)]

I'm driving an an 82' with somewhere over 250k on a 1.7
it's hits 7k quite regularly.......I'm addicted to hight rpm after having a
golf that stopped making power at 5k, lol


quick question as well...I leaned out my fuel/air a bit so I can get better
mileage...I've never really tried tuning the engine myself before, how lean
is too lean and how can I tell? and what are the effects on the engine?
any tips to tuning it? (for power and mileage)
any other tricks to get good gas mileage??

thanx
   George

p.s. the reason I decided to tune it on my own........12mpg from a 1.7.....
I was getting 36mpg in my golf, my wallet hurts, lol


----- Original Message -----
From: "Daun Yeagley" <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
To: <FabricSign@aol.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 1:07 AM
Subject: Re: shift points for older engines


>
> --- FabricSign@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Anybody who's running an older engine (mine has 120k +
> > miles on it),
> > how hard is it safe to run it?  I'm wondering if I coddle
> > mine too much,
> > e.g. I tend to upshift at around 2500 to 3500 rpm, and
> > rarely rev past
> > 4000 in any gear.
>
> Older engine?  Ha, yours is barely broken in.  Plus, it's a
> JH, which is damn near indestructable.
>
> All of my engines have over 200k.  None use appreciable
> amounts of oil or any other fluid, and all see redline on a
> frequent basis.  Just make sure your oil temp is at least
> 80 C before winding it up, and you should be fine.
>
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