Drivetrain shutter ?????

[Grant Lenahan]

If it is engine related (intercooler note), then it should relate to an 
engine RPM, nto necessarily a ground speed .. I think more trouble 
isolation is in order - tough job.
Grant
At 09:22 AM 9/7/00 -0700, Tim Sidders wrote:
>I have a 87 5000csqt that I just started noticing what feels like a 
>drivetrain shimmy or shutter pretty much only when in second gear. Here's 
>what happens.... when accelerating hard in gears 1-2 I feel a minor shimmy 
>or shake, and I can't tell what causing the problem. Its more noticeable 
>in 2nd. It only happens between 30 and 35 mph, all other speeds it isn't 
>evident. FYI.... I have newer continental tires with about 10k on them and 
>all are inflated to the same psi( 35). Also this may be of pertinent 
>info...I had a lose wire on my sensor that goes into the intercooler for 
>quite a while, this problem arose about the same time, I wonder if it may 
>be a fuel mixture thing. In any case I fixed the loose wire and the shimmy 
>seemed to get a little better, but it still happens....HELP!!!!!!!!!!! 
>Thanks in advance
> 
>Tim

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Grant Lenahan
glenahan at telcordia.com
gfl at erols.com
gfl at alum.MIT.edu 
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