Check your intake boot for leaks and cracks.  I had a similar yet less
severe problem and it turned out to be the boot.  In fact, 3 of the 4
vanagons I've owned have had intake boot air leaks.  Maybe you have a bad
motor/tranny mount and the engine is thrashing around under load.    -john

>From: Nathaniel Brown <nat@ENVISIONINGLANDUSE.COM>
>Reply-To: Nathaniel Brown <nat@ENVISIONINGLANDUSE.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Vanagon Bucking
>Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:55:16 -0400
>
>Greetings,
>
>I have a '90 westy (108k) that has ben very well cared for by a 75
>year old german guy--original owner, always garaged and maintained.
>However, there has been a rash of broken items in the last 4k.
>Replaced both coolant hoses, thermostat housing, thermostat...and now
>the westy is bucking when a goose the gas in second and 3rd gear.  It
>is especially bad when I am getting up to speed on the highway, and it
>is getting worse daily.  Could this be the Vanagon Syndrome.
>
>My question is related to the steps one would take to begin to
>diagnose and correct this problem.  It is important to note that I
>already have the AFM service harness from VW installed (a potential
>fix.)
>
>The order for repairs I was thinking are --clean grounds, full tune
>(rotors, plugs, wires, cap), and perhaps the o2 sensor.
>
>Any words of advice from the veterans on this subject would be very
>helpful.
>
>Thanks,
>~nat
>
>
>--
>Nathaniel Brown
>
>ENVISIONING LAND USE
>Landscape Modeling and Data Visualization
>nat@envisioninglanduse.com
>(c) 503.539.7081

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