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If the fuel pressure is too LOW, the injectors will not deliver the proper amt. of fuel -> running lean (hot), and lo octane fuel will also cause VeeDubs to run hot. I sucked a valve guide on a engine with less than 500 miles on it from cheap gas. These babys were built mostly in the age of leaded fuel and higher pump octane, both of which contirbute heavily to burn temp. It ain't nothing but premium for the 71 Fasty and I have had nothig but joy since. And the injector problem has been the bane of many a reman'ed fuel pump that can't put out enough volume/pressure. You wanna see 27-31 psi fuel at the fitting between the left hand bank of injectors, otherwise, check your pressure regulator. Seems you've covered most of the other bases.. and I'm sure you're not running synthetic oil.. since most will NOT carry heat, unlike petroleum based oils. So that's my 2 cents worth.. I could be wrong.. > I live in temperate Aloha Oregon (near Portland). Temps here seldom reach > 100F, so its pretty hot right now around 90-95. I know there are people > that drive these cars in the deserts of California and such, so I shouldn't > be having any problems, but I am. My car was running very aweful today, > wouldn't keep running, hard to start, cannot get off the line, won't rev > quickly. Seems to be too much gas for the engine temp. I know my temp > sensors test correctly when cold, because I just checked them recently per > the bentley. Getting too much gas would make it run cool, not hot, so I'm not sure where your problem really is. Start with the basics: Is all your cooling tin there? Are the spark plug air seals in place? Is the cooling air intake bellows secured at both ends and intact? Then how about the timing and valve adjustment? Is the mech. advance working smoothly? There is probably more than one thing wrong with this car, so you need to check out several things. Make sure that the charging system regulating voltage lets the system voltage get up to 14 or so volts at med RPM and above. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ -------- End of forwarded message -------- ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/