I had a bucking problem on Charlie for years. Very intermittent but kept coming back again and again.
Same as you, happened on a mild grade if I gave it gas. Usually mid range to high range rpms.
I tried everything. Finally I took it to a real good mechanic near me and he said he did something to the distributor. Not sure exactly what but said he bent something a little to keep it from travelling as far?? Not sure but it's worked like a charm and drives fantastically. I'll write him and find out exactly what he did.
'76 Bus Bucking
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Maybe your points look(ed) like this...IFBwax wrote:I had a bucking problem on Charlie for years. Very intermittent but kept coming back again and again.
Same as you, happened on a mild grade if I gave it gas. Usually mid range to high range rpms.
I tried everything. Finally I took it to a real good mechanic near me and he said he did something to the distributor. Not sure exactly what but said he bent something a little to keep it from travelling as far?? Not sure but it's worked like a charm and drives fantastically. I'll write him and find out exactly what he did.
...and he bent the arm to make them look like this.
1975 Riviera we call "Spider-Man"
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Definitely temp-dependent, I realize now. Only does it while the engine is below operating temperature.
When it's doing it (I avoid driving it before it's totally warmed up now, but have been stuck a couple times having to drive it with only a few minutes warm-up), I can drive the bus but only by going very heavy on the throttle(accelerating very fast in each gear... or... as fast as a ACVW can accelerate, LOL). i.e. I have to drive like a blind, bat-shit crazy old lady, accelerating wildly and then slamming on the brakes constantly.
If I don't, if I just accelerate like one normally would, it sputters. It idles fine, then goes ok with the pedal to the metal, but it doesn't like being given just a little bit of gas.
So that's my update. Thanks.
When it's doing it (I avoid driving it before it's totally warmed up now, but have been stuck a couple times having to drive it with only a few minutes warm-up), I can drive the bus but only by going very heavy on the throttle(accelerating very fast in each gear... or... as fast as a ACVW can accelerate, LOL). i.e. I have to drive like a blind, bat-shit crazy old lady, accelerating wildly and then slamming on the brakes constantly.
If I don't, if I just accelerate like one normally would, it sputters. It idles fine, then goes ok with the pedal to the metal, but it doesn't like being given just a little bit of gas.
So that's my update. Thanks.