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On 11 Aug 98, at 19:20, Sonny8oy@aol.com wrote: > '69 f.i., AT. > timing set. Is it correctly set to TDC? > still not idling. basically it's not consistent. occasionally, it will run > fine, but by the next light, it may want to die. > > probably connected to this is my other increasingly major problem: > highway driving - after more than 5 minutes say, on the highway at 55-60mph, > the car will suddenly lose power and slow down. previously this happened at > speeds of 65mph, now it's even beginning to happen at 50mph, and when driving > around town. sometimes it will correct itself in 4 or 5 seconds, other times > i'll have to pull off the road, let it die, and restart it (giving it some > gas). when this happens, black smoke (could be blue, i'm only looking in the > rear view mirror) comes out the back. > my favorite thought about this is the fuel pump. could it be on the way out? > is the car simply not getting enough fuel? It may be running lean and overheating, but I wouldn't blame it on the fuel pump, although that's possible but not probable. Does it recover if you shift into neutral and rev it briefly a couple of times? > other thoughts: > severely blocked fuel filter (unlikely, since i changed it 5k miles ago, > although i did run out of gas once which could have dragged some crud from the > tank into it). Is your overflow hose in good condition? > some other perhaps relevant points: > changed the coil (for a used one) suspecting it me be defective, like toby's > dad had had, but no difference. A shot in the dark. > been getting terrible fuel, economy for a while - about 18mpg. > same symptoms if i put the car in 2nd or 1st gear, so i don't think it's > anything to do with the AT. Another shot in the dark: Have you checked the charging system regulating voltage? It should go up above 14 V with increasing rpm and then stop. Where does yours stop? Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/