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Date:         Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:09:39 -0800
Reply-To:     Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      Vanagon jerking
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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At 11:26 AM 3/20/99 -0500, you wrote: >Hello everyone, > >While driving at relatively low speeds (10 .. 30 Miles / hour),and with >RPM's at between 1000 and 2500, particularly in stop and go traffic in a >traffic jam, the Vanagon starts to buck and jerk. The bucking becomes >gradually more violent if I just keep the car rolling at low power or even >coasting in idle. The jerking can be stopped either by stepping on the >clutch (engine goes into idle immediately, running smoothly, does not >stall) or by accelerating. > >Bruno > Have you checked out your motor mounts???

Austin


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