Date:         Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:13:42 -0800
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@MAIL.SLS.BC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Shawn Wright <swright@MAIL.SLS.BC.CA>
Organization: Shawnigan Lake School
Subject:      High speed hiccup and noise in 2nd gear
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Just got back from our backroad trip - our '88 Westy performed flawlessly (even
on so-called 4WD roads...), except:

An occasional hiccup when cruising at steady spead with light throttle
pressure. Quite a violent jerk, almost as if fuel was cut off, or timing messed
up for half a second or so. Otherwise engine ran flawlessly. Could this be a
sign of the airbox "resistor plate" wearing through? I opened the box two years
ago and bent the arm slightly, which seemed to help, but I'm worried it's
coming back.

Also, near the end of our trip, which was mostly on rough roads, I noticed a
clacking sound when decelerating in 2nd gear. Also, the gear whine in all gears
appears to have increased. I haven't checked the tranny oil, but no signs of a
leak.

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Shawn Wright
Computer Systems Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
250-743-6240
swright@sls.bc.ca