Engine Shaking

Do you have a "bowden tube" in your clutch kabel?


hth
Roger


"Michael Cecil" > schreef in bericht
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> On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 01:12:08 -0400, "jadd6810" > wrote:
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>>I just baught this '65 bug a few weeks ago. At the time it didn't run. I
>>got it running in only a few hours. I did a typical tune up, plugs wires,
>>filters, coil, replaced the points with electronics. Anyways... When I put
>>it in gear, it feels like the engine is trying to jump out of the back.
>>The
>>entire car shakes. Once I finally get it goin, it settles down. But just
>>getting it going is trouble enough. I dont want to damage anything else.
>>I am sure it has something to do with the trany, but I dont know what. I
>>adjusted the clutch today, but it still does it. (funny story to go with
>>that: I adjusted it too much and couldnt get it in gear at all, had to get
>>neighborhood kids to push me back in the garage. haha) Could it be just a
>>trany mount? I am not even sure where to look for one as I am new to VW's.
>
> My guess is you've got the plug wires wrong. A VW engine will run on just
> 2 cylinders on one side if you reverse the wires on the other and it will
> commence a shaking as you describe. I know because, yes, I did that once
> myself.
>
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