On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Allan Streib wrote: > >> Yeah, a 1.5 liter, 50 hp VW diesel of that era is just not a robust >> engine when you're asking it pull around a 4100 lb vehicle. > > Don't you mean 'push'? >
My parents drove one of the early 30-hp Microbuses all through the '60s, and I seem to remember them talking about going over mountain passes in the slow lane backwards because reverse was geared lower than 1st. Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
