

| Subject: | Buck/Surge symptom at highway speeds?? |
| From: | van man |
| Date: | Mon, 17 Dec 2001 10:32:54 -0800 |
Howdy, Saturday morning while driving on the freeway I noticed a sudden bucking in the 87 syncro. The buck happened a couple of more times while on the freeway, then ceased until I got to my destination. While comming home that night, it started again (at freeway speeds) and happened three times within about 5 miles. This morning on the way to work.. bam- there it was again at freeway speeds (65-70). I slowed down to 60 for the next 30 miles and it didnt buck again. The buck is kind of hard to explain. At first I thought it was more like a power surge - but how much power surge can I be getting at 70mph? It almost feels like Im hitting a bump... The rear of the van seems to almost lift a bit, I think I can hear a clunk like sound that seems to be from the rear. I havent down anything back there since doing the CV's about 5000 miles ago. Only other things Ive done recently is rewire the tachometer and replace the battery - both the night before the symptoms started. I know my throttle switch is bad - one of the screws is broken and I idle high and sometimes have a buck in first when I let up on the gas - but this new buck is always at 65+ with the pedal not to the floor, nor am I letting up on the pedal when it happens. Its pretty significant and a bit frightening.. Any clues? Thanks jeff __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com
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