At 02:24 PM 5/19/2003, Pernice, Vincent wrote:
>It all started when I finally fixed my 85 Westy's idling problem by
>reconnecting the vacuum hoses that the previous owner's mechanic had
>"corked" shut. Suddenly whenever I start her up (whether cold or hot) or
>whenever I'm inept enough to let her stall out, there is a resounding, yet
>disturbing CLUNK! sound from the rear. Incidentally, soon after, she had
>developed a problem with shifting into 1st and 2nd, something I was
>somewhat able to remedy by

See if the exhaust system is striking something when the engine first
fires...this *might -- I can't remember for sure* be more likely if the
engine carrier (transverse tubing bolted to frame rails and holding motor
mounts) is installed backwards -- mine was.  Unfortunately I can't tell you
how to tell without removing the thing -- it has directional arrows
unobtrusively forged into the mating surfaces where it bolts to the
van.  There's a measurement fore-and-aft from somewhere that will tell you,
but I can't say offhand what it is.

d

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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"