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>if ... i then feather the gas pedal after it fires up, i can get it to >idle once i find the right rpm to feather at, up to that point it does >allot of popping and sneezing. >This may be a long shot but have you checked that the plug wires all go to >the right places and that maybe the dizzy is installed 180? out? i did make sure that all the wires were running to the correct cylindars and further i pulled the spark plug (in no 2 for ease) to find TDC with the marks on the pulley and so i think that is correct as well. but...i am no expert. if it were in 180 would it run at all? i can get it to idle but only while feathering, and it sounds right... if my non-photographic memory serves me, the no1 mark on the dist. is (about) 10 o'clock (back of car being 6, and roughly speaking) -matthias portland, oregon '66 type I '74 type II '67 type III fastback (* He who angers you, controls you. *) ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/