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Subject:Re: Vanagon jerky, fixed maybe?
From:Vanagon
Date:Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:00:57 -0400

How do you make Vanagon jerky?

:-)

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On Oct 4, 2012, at 11:11 AM, Alfred Bagdan <abagdan@SHAW.CA> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Thanks to all who replied with suggestions, to my plea for help with my
> previous post: "Vanagon is jerky, clutch maybe?".
> After cleaning the ground wires, still jerky.  Checking the motor mounts,
> they're OK.  Trying to find the throttle valve switch connector as shown in
> Bentley manual unsuccessfully (Page 24.35), finally gave up, (where in the
> dickens is that connector anyway?).  After wiggling wires here and there I
> quit.  Decided to take it for a final spin before committing the van to a
> repair shop ($$$), and low and behold, the van ran like new.  No jerkiness,
> whatsoever, going up a hill or going down, no clutch slip at all, no
> hesitation.   My problem is, I don't remember which wire I jiggled to close
> that bad connection.
>
> By the way, what is a good contact cleaner?
>
> Anyway, thanks again for trying to help.
> Where would we be without this list!
>
> Alfred
> 85 Vanagon