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On 11 Jul 2002, at 9:32, Iamkeen@aol.com wrote: > The air-cooled gods do not smile on me this week. > First, my square loses brakes - after locking 'em up to avoid hitting a cat, I > find I have a very squishy pedal. Seems the sudden braking has blown a pinhole > in the line that runs along the side of the tunnel... my carpet & floorpan are > now soaked with fluid... I'll be replacing this today. Question: Should this > problem make me distrust the whole system? Are there other things that might > explode w/ the pressure from sudden stops? Just replace the main front to rear line. This is enough pain. This area is vulnerable to rust from water/snow/salt from your feet and is often the first thing to fail. > Then, my wife's square develops a > mysterious symptom: No power in 3rd gear. '69 AT, converted to stock-like carb > setup. Revs fine & smooth when parked. When in gear, accelerates wonderfully > thru 1st & 2nd - then gets to 3rd, and just sorta dies. Drives rough, like it's > running on 3 or less cylinders. Won't get above 35 mph, no matter what. > Tank/lines/pump/carbs all new/rebuilt, cap/plugs/wires all good, timing/dwell > spot-on. Make sure that the mech advance in the distributor is working smoothly. You might also check the vacuum line to the vacuum modulator and make sure it is not filled with ATF from a leaky VM. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/