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Subject:Re: Vanagon jerky, fixed maybe?
From:Bill M
Date:Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:12:45 -0400

With squirrel meat...

On Oct 5, 2012, at 7:00 AM, Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> How do you make Vanagon jerky?
> 
> :-)
> 
> Sent from my iPhone.
> 
> 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

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