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on 3/3/02 5:34 PM, Samuelvw@aol.com at Samuelvw@aol.com wrote: > i had a problem with my 1971 squareback that my friend was driving after i > purchased it on sat evening for only 1500 . Again the squareback is beautiful > inside and out up and down ok so he was driving it on the highway and all of > a sudden it started to backfire like crazy. And he told me his back hurt from > all the jerking inside the car and he said other than that it ran beautiful > he said he spoke to some people and they mentioned that one of the i believe > the heads might of broke and he also said we have to do a compresion test > does anyone have any more helpful hints that can help me get my baby on the > road > > sincerely sam > 76 vw bus (lucy) > 71 squareback with a big headache > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > BEFORE YOU GO TO ANY EXTREMES, CHECK ALL YOUR FUEL LINE. You probably have a busted fuel line somewhere, which is leaking, and is dangerous. Replace all the old crusty fuel line first. Especially look for fuel line near the tank. I'll bet this is the culprit. -- Mike Wodkowski 72 FI SQBK Brooklyn wodkowski@mac.com