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Subject:Re: that bucking syndrome?
From:Steve Overmyer
Date:Tue, 11 Feb 2003 13:59:38 +1100

At 03:51 PM 10/02/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Date:    Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:12:39 -0800
>From:    Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
>Subject: Re: that bucking syndrome?
>
>There is a simple, cheap, sometimes effective fix.  VW sells it for  about
>$150 or you can wire in a capacitor.  I've done it but I forget both the
>capacitor size and what the place it goes is called.  Fixed most of that
>problem at least.
>
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    I had the bucking syndrome problem fixed free-of-charge by my friendly
   VW service place.
   I can't remember now if was as a warranty thing or a freebie as part of a
   product recall.Memory fails me but given the warranty period was only
   12 months (but unlimited kilometers) for commercial vehicles at the time,
   it may well have been a recall FOC replacement thing.

   Anyway whatever it was,I got the $150 part for nix so I was happy :)
   Is this /was this not a fix-it-upper honoured by VW in the US...?
   Bloody well should be...

   Cheers,
   Steve O
   NSW, Australia
   '92 Transporter WBX Kombi
   '68 Beetle
   '00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab
   '03 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck)