[tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a Saturday
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 04:58:43 -0700 (PDT)
Will and Chuck have me beat by a long way on this new fangled stuff. Anything
after 67 on a VW I don't have a clue.
Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 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 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 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 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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