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Date:         Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:29:49 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: decelerator switch?Re: Clutch Problems?
Comments: To: Oxroad@AOL.COM
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That's what struck me, Jeff. We live at the bottom of a hill, and after the long throttle-closed over-run period, the van surges a little when the idle cut-off switch returns to 'Run'. Adjustments are free. :-)

Jake

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Oxroad" <Oxroad@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:06 PM Subject: decelerator switch?Re: Clutch Problems?

> Seems no one has tackled this question. I'm going to venture a guess for > discussion purposes only. Ray, don't go replacing anything on my advice. Because > I'm just speculating at this point. > > First, let me see if understand your problem. You're cruising along fine in > say second gear. You slow down for a traffic light or a turn. You're still in > second gear. You come off the accelerator and the bus slows. When the RPMS > go down to 1800 or 1500 and the bus starts to buck? is that it? > > My guess would be the adjustment or failure of throttle > valve/deceleration/idle switch (Bentley 24.23). > > I'm guessing. But what's anybody think? > > Best, > Jeff > 83.5 Westy > LA,CA > > > > > In a message dated 11/16/2005 12:15:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, > rayreinhard@GMAIL.COM writes: > > Lately, I have noticed a disturbing symptom when I back off nearly > completely on the accelerator (so that I'm in the lower end of the RPM > range): the van "lurches" forward, sort of like what happens when you let > the clutch out too quickly. This leads me to think that the culprit may be > the clutch (brilliant, eh?), Or does this indicate a (hopefully less-costly) > problem? > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.3/173 - Release Date: 11/16/05 > >


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