brightorangeGT

Hi - Thanks to everyone for your help with this. I've replaced the engine mounts and the gearbox mount and I've checked the accelerator cable is adjusted and not sticking. UJ's on prop are okay and centre bearing is bolted to floor tightly and the rubber is fine. I've checked all around inlet manifold and cannot see any fault there. Economy is down but that I think is becuase head needs doing also it seems to depend on which garage I get fuel from as same applies to the other cars in our family. Best I've got on £20 is 170 miles worst 125 miles. Something I have noticed is with the rear jacked up on stands there is quite some movement in wheel as I move it forward and backwards - before I see prop move - could it be because there is too much slack in diff? I did put a 1.6 axle on and the jerking/clanging was still there although not as bad. Absolutely everything has been attended to/looked at/fixed/fiddled with etc etc. Yes I changed distributor for another - but then rolling road chap said igntionwas okay. If 25 in fourth is too low - surely 30 mph is'nt? Ive even swapped gearbox itself around twice! Please keep your help/advice coming - if you can - I do appreciate it.

Hi - thanks - for a while I thought it was carb. Ive got five twin chokes and I'm fed up with taking them apart, swaping bits to make one good one - thats why I took it to rolling road and in that respect I was quite pleased when he said carb was okay. This is really spoiling the fun of owning it - having to slip the clucth all the time to make smooth progres is a real pain.

Hi - I dont know if anyone can help me with this but my Mk3 2.0ltr jerks like a cuss when driving at 25 - 30 mph in fourth. Its terrible in slow moving traffic and it sounds and feels as if the G/box, prop, and axle are all loose. There is a kind of jerking/clanging sound and it seems to come from transmission. Yet everything has been removed and changed/fixed/ or replaced. All the bushes in the rear have been replaced with poly. ones. Nothing is loose. I also replaced clucth recently. It also happens when slowing down - it gets to 30 and it starts its nonsense. Yet if I am on 30 in fourth and pressing accelerator just slightly to maintain progress then its okay. It was on a rolling road the other day and although it was down on power - leaking valves - the igntion and carb were okay. Please, any ideas? Thanks.