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I agree with Jim. When I got my fasty to run after it sat about the same amount of time I changed out all fuel lines. Changed the points, condensor (i also junked the FI cause it was too far damaged) and I made sure the tank was properly cleaned out. Also change the fuel filters. If that does not help then I would see about your fuel pump. --- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > On 29 Oct 2001, at 14:50, Wuzmop@aol.com wrote: > > > This is a 73 type 3 EFI. I started the car for the > first time in 15 years or so. > > It run pretty well for about an hour. I started it > later that day and it will > > start,however when I push the accelerator it tries > to die out and will not rev. > > Any suggestions? > > There are lots of things that can get messed up in > 15 years of storage, but > most of them would be related to either the fuel > supply (tank, screen, filter, > pump, pressure regulator) or the distributor > (points, advance mechanisms, FI > trigger points) > > The first time you started it, did you take it for a > drive, or just run the engine > in the driveway? > > On a car that has sat this long, you need to be very > alert for cracked fuel > hose and gasoline leaks! > > Have you checked the ignition timing and the valve > adjustment? How about > the dwell? Fuel pressure? I'd go over all of these > just to get an idea of what > was working and what was not. > > Did the generator light go out when you ran the > engine? Is the battery good? > > Give us more info.... > > - > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit > http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com