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Subject:Re: Vanagon jerking
From:Racer X
Date:Sun, 21 Mar 1999 14:33:00 +0000

Actually, that's a feature...Learn to just lay back and enjoy it!

Whoopse! Sorry folks...
Not Friday.

Austin wrote:

> At 11:26 AM 3/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hello everyone,
> >
> >While driving at relatively low speeds (10 .. 30 Miles / hour),and with
> >RPM's at between 1000 and 2500, particularly in stop and go traffic in a
> >traffic jam, the Vanagon starts to buck and jerk.  The bucking becomes
> >gradually more violent if I just keep the car rolling at low power or even
> >coasting in idle. The jerking can be stopped either by stepping on the
> >clutch (engine goes into idle immediately, running smoothly, does not
> >stall) or by accelerating.
> >
> >Bruno
> >
> Have you checked out your motor mounts???
>
> Austin

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