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this sounds like the same exact problem i was just having with mine!!!! and, we have the same car. and, i live in daly city so we are practially neighbors! i did the same thing, cleaned points, etc. did you check the fuel regulator? that ended up being a slight problem with mine. also, make sure that you check the air bellow (rubber accordian looking thing) mine was all disconnected, in fact when i get home tonight i'm going to put the new one on (that i just got yesterday at Tassi's in Colma. --- Fiesta Cranberry <FiestaCranberry@webtv.net> wrote: > Hi all > I tried to do a "mini tuneup". I did the timing, > idle and points. On > paper, everything was great: I had the timing at > TDC, the RPM between > 950-1000, and the dwell at 45. It took me all day > and I'm exhausted, > and the car still runs like crap :^( Almost no > power in reverse, > hesitating at stop lights. > > I really need someone who knows what they're doing > to look at this car, > because I haven't a clue---I just don't have enough > experience. > > Don't know if it matters, but one thing I noticed > was that when I was > turning the distributor to set the timing, I got a > shock. Twice. I > ended up using a heavy work glove. > > Lori & The Baroness, '71 FI AT > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | > mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com