[tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a Saturday
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 10:38:15 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Nobody would buy it.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: May 3, 2008 11:51 PM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a Saturday
>
>Sammie, you never cease to amaze me...you and Will
>need to get together and write a book!
>Y'all got more know-how than anyone I know...
>--- sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Trey: Spark plugs are critical on the VW engine.
>> About 9,000-10,000 miles on a set and that's about
>> it. I change my plugs, points and condenser every
>> 10,000. If you have a VW engine "cutting out" i.e.,
>> missing at higher rpm on acceleration the first
>> suspect should be the plugs. That's not necessarily
>> always the problem, but is the most probable.
>>
>> Trey Jung <treyjung@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Sammie,
>>
>>
>> Keeping my fingers crossed. I changed the plugs
>> (NGK) and gapped them to .026. Drove thru the
>> neighborhood and so far so good. No jerking when
>> shifting from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th. trying to
>> talk the wife into going for a ride but looks like
>> we will tomorrow.
>>
>> I owe you a beverage of your choice next time I
>> see you.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Trey
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: sammie smith
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 4:25 PM
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a Saturday
>>
>>
>> Sounds to me like the plugs could be cutting out.
>> That's the first thing I would do; change the spark
>> plugs.
>>
>> Trey Jung <treyjung@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Right before you shift from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to
>> 4th, the bus jerks at the end of the rpm spectrum. I
>> don't have a tach in it but at around 25 mph (in
>> 2nd) the bus jerks then I shift to 3rd it's ok until
>> I get ready at 35 to 40 mph shift to 4th, same thing
>> happens, bus jerks , pulsates....
>>
>>
>> The other day on the highway it started doing this
>> at 55 mph in 4th.... Freaked me out. I've changed
>> the coil, spark plug wires twice and still same
>> symptoms. Running an SVDA with a compufire it in,
>> could the compufire be going out? I think these
>> things will just fail.
>> I'm sure everyone is out in their buses today
>> enjoying beautiful weather,
>>
>> I'm trying to get ready for Spicewood.
>>
>> any suggestions please let me know. I did take the
>> pict 34 off a few weeks ago and cleaned it up, blew
>> out all the jets and all that..Plus took the fuel
>> pump and cleaned the screen and installed a new fuel
>> filter.
>>
>> Trey
>>
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