I hand a similar problem on my 83.5 and found the motor mount sheared. I'm not sure whether it was the problem or a symptom. Steve At 12:44 PM 8/3/2005, bueses wrote: > > Keith, the much stiffer later transaxle mount can be retrofitted to the > > earlier vans and in my 84 has cured the throttle-on lurch or rubber-banding > > that used to make me crazy. Of course the 84 has 205,000 miles on the > > bushings. Jake > >Interesting- my 84 Westy, which I bought 3 years ago w/ 38,500 miles on it >has this shudder problem occasionally & I thought it was my poor >coordination in shifting! I feel better now, but it sounds like this is a >design issue of the tranny mounts? > >Tom |
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