

| Subject: | Van Bucking (Ideas?) |
| Date: | Fri, 7 Jan 2000 11:12:11 EST |
As you might have read in my earlier post I am having a problem with my van bucking at highway speeds. The symptoms are: When cruising at around 70 mph van runs smooth. If you let off of the throttle to maintain speed it starts to buck. If you let off of the throttle completely the bucking stops. If you press the throttle again you can go through an area where it bucks and then you will be accelerating smoothly again. This all started after replacing my stock muffler with an aftermarket, but high quality, "Danske" muffler. Now the exhaust note sounds funny like a hiss. After this the van wouldn't idle. I found that the idle switch wasn't closing when the van went back to idle (had to give the throttle linkage a nudge to get it to move back far enough to click the switch). I lubed and cleaned the throttle body but it didn't help. So I adjusted the switch position so that when the throttle closed it clicked the switch. Now I have idle (a little higher than before) but after this the bucking started. I have also replaced: Oxygen Sensor Coolant Temp sensor (blue) Distributor Cap Rotor Spark Plug Wires Spark Plugs (Plus 4 Platinum) I just checked the Temp sender in the AFM and the values weren't right. I am going to replace this next to see if it helps. Any ideas or similar experiences? Thanks, Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3:16 Phone: (856)-765-1583 Shop: (856)-327-0027 Fax: (856)-327-2242
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