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mnsKmobi Wolfsburg Wizard

589 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#41987
My 76 2l kombi recently developed the annoying habit of running on backwards after a long trip. I seem to recall someone else having that problem on this forum so I thought I'd report that the problem went away when I adjusted the valves! All were tight.

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#42850
Running on backwards?

Do you mean you turned the engine off, and it stopped...then began to rotate in the reverse direction by itself??? Weird!

Glad to hear it was an easy fix. Regular valve adjustments are probably the most important thing you should do to VW engines, along with regular oil changes.

mnsKmobi Wolfsburg Wizard

589 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#43040
Phil74Camper wrote:Running on backwards?

Do you mean you turned the engine off, and it stopped...then began to rotate in the reverse direction by itself??? Weird!
Yep. That's exactly what happened. I only realised it was going backwards when I put the kombi in 1st gear to stop it running on and my kombi jumped backwards.