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On 11 Nov 98, at 20:45, Donovan_Rogers@Dell.com wrote: > So, a week after Halloween, I bought a standard '72 squareback > (complete with engine) and I named her "OMEN"! It ran well at the time of > purchase and I even had my trusted VW mechanic check it out, so I bought for > $1200. Now it's a week later and for some reason, the engine constantly > stalls out as if it ran out of gas. After checking my "VW for idiots" book, > I'm thinking its the fuel injection. I wanted to replace the FI with a > carborated system later, but it looks like should go ahead with it now. The approach you are proposing is typical: pick the one system that seems the most mysterious, assume it must be the problem, and replace it. Consider this, do you really know how carbs work? When your mixture is all wrong and your engine is overheating will you know what to do? The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Chances are that either way you go will involve a very large learning process for you, but starting off with a switch to carbs will also start you off with a very large monetary outlay. My suggestion, and others here will verify that I am biased in favor of the FI, is to go right out and buy a copy of the Bentley manual. Make sure you have the ignition and valves adjusted right. See if you can find a mechanic who really remembers and knows the old Bosch D-Jetronic FI and try to talk with him about your problem. In the meantime talk to us about your problem. What exactly does your car do? Does it start right back up? Does it cut off instantly or just slowly fade away? Keep in mind that the problem is probably simple, probably cheap, and probably something you can fix yourself in an afternoon. The only hard part is figuring out EXACTLY what the problem is. And buy this manual: Volkswagen Official Service Manual Type 3 Fastback and Squareback 1968-1973 published by Robert Bentley, Cambridge, Mass, 1974 ISBN 0-8376-0057-X / LPV 997 383 / VSQU (excellent book, complete and well written) You're going to need it anyway. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/