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Subject:Re: Shuddering after fixing coolant leak !?!?
From:Bruce Todd
Date:Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:49:01 -0700

Hi Markus - is your van 2WD or 4WD?

Bruce

On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 11:54 AM Markus Benne <mbenne@m-bass.com> wrote:

> Resend to deal w crazy formatting.  I hope.
> Hi ,I think I've got a good one.   This is going to take me a while to
> sort out....glad it's close to the end of season.I had a sudden coolant
> leak located near the engine, on a hose that runs to the hard pipes to the
> front.No problem.   Found the hole, replaced the hose, bled and it all
> good.   Great.Now, while driving, there is a significant shudder over
> 30km/h.Other than the hose and coolant stuff, the only other work I did was
> tighten up bolts on a cv joint that I'd noticed were loose.Shuddering is
> worse under load, but still detectable when not under load.I did notice
> tires are bad, but the coincidence of that issue coinciding with the
> cooling issue seems unlikely.I'm going to back off the brake near the
> coolant spray in case the shoe got contaminated and is binding, it may have
> been in the line of fire.Then I'll test w different tires, but after that
> I'm out of ideas at the moment.
>

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