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Thanks for the compliment, it's nice to have volks who can appreciate the work involved, be it restoration or custom :) Okay, going with the simple, have you replaced the fuel filter? Also, if it's located in the engine compartment you may want to relocate it to under the fuel tank -- makes for a messy change but a fuel petcock can be installed in front of the filter. The Porsche 914 had vapor lock problems because the fuel pump was located in the (hot) engine compartment. Porsche solved the problem by placing the fuel pump up front with the fuel tank and this is where the stock T3 fuel pump is as well (FI models). So, if you have an electric pump make sure it's NOT in the engine compartment but up front, hopefully in an air stream and not too close to the ground where heat can radiate on it. Oh oh oh! I just remembered a story my Dad told me. He had the same problem with a car of his way back when. Turned out to be the coil. Here's what happens: When cold everything in the coil is nice and tight. As it heats up from use and engine heat everything expands. Now, if there is a broken wire or fractured connection in the coil then when the part expands it separates and causes and open circuit -- sputter -- and everything dies because there's no electricity flowin'. Once things cool down a bit the connection is made and everything seems hunky-dory (the car works like it's supposed to). Of course, until the coil gets hot again. Anyway, after my Dad changed coils the problem never happened again. So, if you have a spare coil that you know is good try swapping them. Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/ >-----Original Message----- >...I went back with >a Weber two >barrel setup. That's not the problem. Thought maybe it was a >fuel problem, >(maybe vaporization since it has been in the triple digits >here lately) or >a fuel pump. My biggest problem is that I am getting overly >frustrated with >it and I just need to walk away from for a while. (I had been running >around town all morning, shut it off to go and do something >and then when I >got back into it, it ran for about two blocks gave about three >hiccups and >refused to go any further. I was mad enough to walk the 6 >miles back to my >house.) I can come up with T1 motors relatively quick (Don't know why I >asked if anyone had one) and was just wondering if it could be >done. Now >that I have calmed down a bit, I have re-thought the idea of >shooting it. > >I visited the site with the pix of your Square on it. I must >say..........You, Sir, have one OUTSTANDING Square!!!!!!!!! > >Jerry Morris >69 Squareback >65 Bug