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On 27 Jul 2001, at 9:24, Rob Harshbarger wrote: > First, someone told me this was just a "feature" of the fuel > injection, but she is a dog in first. I really have to get the rpms > up before letting out the clutch to get moving. When I depress the > petal slightly, it almost sounds as if its going to stall, and if I > let out the clutch right then, it will. Is that normal? I think the > accelerator cable needs adjusted ? I think it's likely that your ignition timing is off. > When its cold, she starts with a little pop, like a muffled backfire > and > idles a little sporadically. As soon as it warms up, it starts like > dream and idles great! I replaced the distributor cap and points, it > probably needs to be timed, right? I also had cracked fuel injectors, > and replaced those. Is there anything else I need to do to complete > the job? The first thing would be to set the dwell and timing. You really can't replace the points without doing that. > Finally, when going into second, if you don't put it back just right, > it will grind. The guy I bought it from said, "VW's just do that." > But that doesn't sound right. The shifting rod (I think that's what > you would call it) is really loose. Could it need adjusting? The shift coupling or the set screw at the rear could be loose, or the plastic bushing at the front of the shift rod could be gone, but the grinding is probably there because the clutch return spring on the outside of the transmission is broken. Without this spring, it is impossible to tell if your clutch pedal free play is correct. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe