'76 Bus Bucking

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Post by IFBwax » Tue May 11, 2010 10:10 pm

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.
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Post by Velokid1 » Tue May 11, 2010 10:18 pm

That would be great, IFBWax. Thank you.

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Post by BellePlaine » Wed May 12, 2010 8:20 am

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.
Maybe your points look(ed) like this...

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...and he bent the arm to make them look like this.
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Post by airkooledchris » Wed May 12, 2010 11:09 am

thanks for the pics, I never thought to look at that until now. something to watch for anyway...
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Post by Velokid1 » Thu May 13, 2010 8:05 am

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.

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Post by Velokid1 » Thu May 13, 2010 8:10 am

By the way, Randy... my Temp Sensor II may be wacky (haven't even checked it yet) but it was actually replaced a few years ago, at your suggestion. :)

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