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On Sun, 2004-05-16 at 19:24, The Canadian wrote: > I just tried a different distributor and cap, same deal. Can somebody > confirm or deny my suspicion that my engine is history? > > Andre > > Check the compression. Chack the valve adjustment. Engines don't just go suddenly, while they are sitting. It might be something caught in a valve seat, or a broken valve spring. What did the plug you pulled out look like. Any damage on the plug. If this a a dual carb engine, make sure your accelerator pump nozzle is still in that carb. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '65 T1 (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org