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on 17/8/2003 12:25 PM, Fiesta Cranberry at FiestaCranberry@webtv.net wrote: > Took her for a spin. No change what-so-ever! Going up the hill was > almost impossible---barely made 32. I can usually do that hill at 40-45 > from a stop. Hesitating at stop lights. After a full stop, when I > press the accelerator, there is a split second where the engine seems to > stop, then it comes on but with little power. The engine sounds > "puttery" (like a bug). It usually sounds that way when it gets to 25 > and I don't let it go faster, because it really wants to do 30. Now it > sounds puttery all the time I have my foot on the gas. Car also shakes > more than usual when stopped at a light. One or more of your cylinders may not be firing. Have you taken the spark plugs out and had a look at them? Ben Doughney '63 1200 - Ringo '71 1600TL '65 1500N - Val http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org