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On Saturday 22 September 2001 17:00, Herman Haustein wrote: > Well, > I've been having this trouble with my engine ever since I fixed it (case > savers) - it runs fine at low rpm's but above 2500 it just "chokes" on me. > If I put my foot down it chokes, if I pump it it goes a little better - > there is some nice pull in the beginning of the pedal stroke. It sort of > sputters - pulls and then doesn't pullœ pulls and then doesn't pull > I have carbs both new and matched, adjusted linkage with a flow meter, > idling, mixture I even checked accelerator pump on both is equal and within > spec. > I've put in new points, condenser, spark plugs (gaped), done valves, set > ignition timing , points gap, changed dist. cap , all to no avail. > It feels like the power is there it just gets cut off, pumping the gas > pedal helps and so does giving very little gas (flooding ?) I pulled the > plugs and got good spark on all of them, and good color. Checked > compression and I have 120-130 on all of the cylinders. > I'm thinking either fuel or spark, could it be the ignition advance ? - on > a "suck and hold test " it works, though it seems to need quite a lot of > vacuum. > Any ideas what could be wrong ? Have you checked the fuel screen in the bottom of the gas tank?? Even the carb'ed engines have them. Also check the float levels in the carbs. If this is low, you would get some of these symptoms. -- Russ Wolfe '71 Fastback AT '66 Fastback MT (not running yet) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe