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> I was able to get the car home the next day. I took the fuel filter off and blew through > it hoping that would clean it out enough to drive the car home, and it was (I don't know > if that even did anything, but I figured it wouldn't hurt). The car chugged and died as > I was parking it. I'm awaiting a new fuel filter for the car and I have FI gas line Is your fuel pump operating smoothly and consistently? How does the inside of your fuel tank look? When you have run the tank down to near empty, remove the fuel level sender and shine a light inside. Crusty? Drain the tank and look at the wire "sock" filter inside the tank. Clogged up and crusty? > I have one additional comment/question. When the car is starting to stall, if I can give > it enough gas and time the clutch I can prevent it from stalling, but it backfires before > it moves forward. I want to think exhaust leaks can cause backfires, but can Run through all of the basic ignition system checks as illustrated in Bentley. For backfire, look at valve adjustment, timing, points, ... You say the car had a tune-up recently. Did you do it yourself or a shop? A shop probably did it wrong, especially if your 72 is stock. -Mark Fuhriman ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org