Kangarooing in second

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Stirls
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Kangarooing in second

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Hi All, thought I'd ask if anyone could suggest a cure for Kangarooing in second gear, it's fine driving normally but at low speeds it will tend to bounce, any Ideas.
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Re: Kangarooing in second

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This appears to be relatively common with diesels, and not just T25 diesels. At very low revs and open throttle something in the injection pump goes unstable. I used to get it a lot when I had the old CS engine. The AEF is much better, but will do it if very badly provoked. I found the answer was to immediately back off the throttle and change to a lower gear. If it happens too much it might damage the clutch plate drive springs.

Keep the revs up, it's kinder on the engine.
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Re: Kangarooing in second

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Thanks for that Colin, I Clutch down and let it slip a little till I pick up a bit of speed.
I thought it might be a soft gearbox mounting or something like that.

Cheers.
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