Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 21:00:25 -0800
Reply-To: Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Buck/Surge symptom at highway speeds??
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Van Man,
Piece O'Cake, just add the little capacitor between terminals 2 and 4
on the AFM and it will solve your bucking. This is what the VW
pigtail does for $125, the cap. is only about $1.50 from any
electronic shop.
There is a great site on the WetWesties web page that details the
instructions on how to repair this yourself.
Go to: http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/
Select the link for: Vanagon Intermittent Syndrome
Cheers and HO HO Ho!
Joel
89 Syncro Westy
Rochester NY.
--- van man <vannman99@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> Saturday morning while driving on the freeway I
> noticed a sudden bucking in the 87 syncro. The buck
> happened a couple of more times while on the freeway,
> then ceased until I got to my destination. While
> comming home that night, it started again (at freeway
> speeds) and happened three times within about 5 miles.
>
> This morning on the way to work.. bam- there it was
> again at freeway speeds (65-70). I slowed down to 60
> for the next 30 miles and it didnt buck again.
>
> The buck is kind of hard to explain. At first I
> thought it was more like a power surge - but how much
> power surge can I be getting at 70mph? It almost
> feels like Im hitting a bump... The rear of the van
> seems to almost lift a bit, I think I can hear a clunk
> like sound that seems to be from the rear. I havent
> down anything back there since doing the CV's about
> 5000 miles ago. Only other things Ive done recently
> is rewire the tachometer and replace the battery -
> both the night before the symptoms started. I know my
> throttle switch is bad - one of the screws is broken
> and I idle high and sometimes have a buck in first
> when I let up on the gas - but this new buck is always
> at 65+ with the pedal not to the floor, nor am I
> letting up on the pedal when it happens. Its pretty
> significant and a bit frightening..
>
> Any clues?
>
> Thanks
>
> jeff
>
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