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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Onset Symptoms: Started and ran fine until 15 minutes or miles into any given trip. Then when slowing down/speeding up in traffic, the car would bog and sputter and not want to accelerate. If you open the throttle from idle you could blow through the bog and it would clear out and run smooth. as condition worsened it would miss at highway speed, again only after it was warmed up and running about 15 minutes. Breakdown: It died on my wife 2 days ago getting off the highway off ramp. I went to it that night after it sat several hours and started it right up though the generator light came on and stayed on. I took it home and Repairs Attempted: set valves (okay), static timing with test light, replaced cracked fan belt & worn generator brushes, new points, rotor, condensor, cap, trigger contacts looked worn, replaced with best of 3 used that I have (the ones showing the most meat), switched out the fuel pump for a spare which didn't work at all, so switched original back on, switched out pressure sensor & thermo time switch & cold start valve for other used units. Replaced all vacuum lines with fresh and new hose clamps. Charged battery, switched distributor body for spare, checked all spark plug connections and mpc plug connections, including trigger switch, FI grounds & sensor plugs. The condition hasn't changed. It starts right up and idles but has a miss that gets worse as it warms up and then sounds like it wants to stall. Like it runs smooth for a few seconds then has a dead spot then picks up smooth, etc. Suspicious areas/things I haven't done but the one that stands out to me is using a strobe light to time the motor and then attempt an idle adjustment. Just wondering if the symptoms I've described above ring any bells with people out there....until I get this thing fixed we're trapped at home with a baby!!! Advice or Admonations welcome, Chris Sheridan Richmond, CA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe </x-charset>