[T3] Herky-jerky

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Wed Feb 8 14:07:51 PST 2012


On 8 Feb 2012 at 10:49, ken2k wrote:

> My dual carb 70 notch starts right up and idles fine and accelerates
> great but when i run at a medium rpm(2500) it jerks in 2-3 and 4th
> gear. it shifts fine and doesnt pop out of gear, i dont hear any
> misfire.the timing, dwell and carb balance is good.  i changed the
> transmission fluid and no change. any suggestions?? please dont tell
> me its the transmission. thanks kk 

Does this just happen with very light throttle? If so, this may just 
be the backlash in the drive train. Sometimes you can replace loose 
CV joints and reduce the backlash; otherwise I don't have a solution.

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