As some of you who have helped me out with advice so far :>) may recall,
I am a new Vanagon owner and am in the process of becoming acquainted
with the vehicle and its quirks.  The vehicle is an 84 Westy with 1.9
stock WB with auto transmission, 120k miles in very good condition.  The
PO ( my dad ) had the heads/gaskets redone around 80K.  The thing that
brings me to you today involves a strange vibration.  Under acceleration
at around 40-50 mph I can feel a fairly minor but disturbing shudder
through the van.  It does not seem to matter whether it is under hard or
casual acceleration ( well, okay, same thing in a Westy! ) and it only
occurs at this certain speed range.  It does not seem to occur while
coasting at this speed, only when under load, but again it occurs same
whether pulling hard or pulling easy at the same level.  At highway
speeds it is smooth as can be with no problems, same at lower speeds.
There is no loss of power, missing etc seemingly from the engine.  I am
fairly sure it is not tires due to disappearance at coast. I am thinking
either one  cylinder is off from the rest somehow or a CV joint problem
or auto trans issue??  If anyone has any light to shed on this one I
would certainly appreciate it!

BTW, what sort of activites will be occurring at the BBTA event?  Does
anyone have a schedule or anything like that?  I have to work that Sat
but could venture out that night or Sun AM if it sounded enticing enough
( never been to this kind of thing--newbie )

Thanx all!

Matt Brickell
83 Jetta T-D
86 Jetta D
84 Vanagon Westy Gas
Olathe, KS