re: Coasting & Pulsating

[scottmueller@xxxx]

What you may have been feeling is the load change on the engine when the AC
compressor was cycling.

Scott Mueller
1981/002981

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, jdsjlv@xxxx wrote:
> With all of the posts regarding hesitation, ect. I figured I would 
comment on 
> how my D pulsates while coasting. Yesterday I was cruising down a 
flat road 
> in my home town. I had my foot resting on the accelerator and I was 
in 3rd 
> gear. My RPM's were right on the 2100 mark and my speedo read 35 
MPH. What I 
> felt was a slight pulsation, almost as if the car was trying to
keep 
up with 
> the pace given the consistent placement of the accelerator. If I 
pressed down 
> more on the pedal or released it, nothing out of the ordinary would 
happen, 
> either it would accelerate strong or decelerate accordingly. My 
question is 
> this: given that the D is a CFI engine (right?) would this explain 
the 
> pulsating at a consistent speed? I don't feel it unless I really 
concentrate 
> on it, or If I go slow enough. Last year I had my micro switch (the 
one near 
> the accelerator spool) replaced and my car is properly serviced.
Has 
anyone 
> experienced this before? To better explain the feeling behind the 
wheel, 
> imagine sitting in a chair and ever so gently moving forward and 
backward - 
> that's what it feels like! Any ideas???
> Thanks,
> Joshua D. Schwartz
> 001292
> Trumbull, CT