Date:         Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:13:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Emily Goodin <emilyg@ONEIMAGE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Emily Goodin <emilyg@ONEIMAGE.COM>
Subject:      Did stalling my van break it?
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Hi All,
    I had a near-stall experience in my van (not quite used to its
shifting positions yet since we've owned it only a week), but anyway it
was stalling (the oil/etc lights came on) so I quickly pushed in the
clutch and the engine started running again, but after that I started
hearing a mid-pitched quiet hum/buzz from under the mid-cabin area.
This lasted for the rest of the day of driving around town.  The next
morning I started it, and I noticed the hum/buzz was gone, but the idle
is now searching (500-1500rpm) and while driving, it occasionally
"bucks" (right term? - hesitated/jerks, but it was very quick, not
affecting the RPM indicator).
    Until we get our Bentley (and lots of nerve), we'll be taking our
van to the local VW expert for repair, but it would be really nice if we
could go into the shop with some possible ideas about the problem - and
also I'm wondering if it's even worth the mechanic's time for me to
relate the above story to him.
    Any ideas or advice would be welcome!

Regards,
  Emily
  Boulder, Colo.
  '89 Westy as yet unnamed (but I have a friend who agreed to translate
some possible       choices into German - we have to find a name our
kids can pronounce!)