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--- Wade Shen <swade@umiacs.umd.edu> wrote: > Well, After getting this '72 FI fastback (aka zippy) > running pretty good > last week, . > > > would suddenly lose power and smoke out the tail > pipe> When it happened this afternoon, I pulled over and > shut off the engine. > I saw gas fumes coming out of the tailpipe. When I > started zippy again, > white smoke came out. I waited a couple of minutes, > started zippy for a > third time, and he ran fine for the rest of the day. > Anybody experience > intermittent problems like this? > > Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, > > wade > Sounds like rich mixture, check your hose on the pressure sensor, if it is not loose, cracked or disconnected, check the sensor for holding a vaccume pressure, if the diafram is going you will get a rich mixture.(White smoke). Phil > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org > Subj=subscribe > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com