[T3] Herky-jerky

Brian Fye bfye at canyonville.net
Wed Feb 8 14:10:48 PST 2012


if you are running stock tires and a 3.88 r/p instead of a 4.12 r/p you are
too low in the rpm range and lugging the engine.  1-2 will not show as much
of an effect.

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> 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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