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Subject:Re: '87 Westy shudders at idle
From:Bill Davidson
Date:Thu, 24 Aug 2000 19:49:00 -0700

Jeff,
Was this an OEM muffler?
Or a cheapie Midas (or other chain store) muffler????
Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "- Jeff & Kim Prudhoe" <Jkpvw@aol.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 7:39 PM
Subject: '87 Westy shudders at idle

> Hello all,
>
> I have recently purchased an '87 Westy with 61k.  I had a new muffler put
on
> and it immediately began to shudder at cold idle.  It seems ok once I run
it
> for awhile,  but upon a cold start the van shudders and runs very rough at
> idle.  Could there be any relation to the muffler work?  Any suggestions
> would be appreciated.
>
> Jeff
>
> '87 Westy
> '82 Westy Diesel
>