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> >>>I also noticed that disconnecting the spark plug wires from cylinders 1 or > 2 do not seem to affect the idle of the engine, while disconnecting 3 or 4 > almost stalls the engine. >> > > If the spark plugs are bad, try pulling the plug wire off and then hold it > close to the plug through the plug socket. You should here the spark between > the two. If the engine speeds up your plug is bad. This will shoot a higher > spark (amps) through the plug. If so replace. This is actually what was wrong. I had checked the spark plugs right after I bought it and they looked new so I didn't check them again, even after I had realized that the whole car was out of tune. They had become black in the meantime... Thanks! Everett Barnes ebus@ebus.simplenet.com '55 Kombi / '65 Squareback Transporter site: http://ebus.simplenet.com/Volkswagen