>How do you recommand going up a steep hill to minimize
>engine strain?
>
>Which speed/gear? (1600 twinport)
>

If you are going up a steep hill and your speed drops and you begin lugging the
engine,you downshift to the next lowest gear.Repeat this process and you may
find yourself in 1st gear going 5-10 mph if the hill is steep enough. There is
no set speed or gear as the variables are too great. If you do hit 1st gear
,there aren't many hills that will stop a VW-they engineered a very short 1st
gear to make up for the low power output. Fred67bug