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On 2 Sep 2003 at 17:56, Kurt Nolte wrote: > I replaced the fuel filter in the engine compartment. the gas that came out > of the pump side of the filter was an opaque dark red, and had some chunks > in it. Gas from the carb side just looked like gas. Could my tank be rusting > internally? What year do you have? If it is a 68 or later then your overflow hose is probably cracked and letting water and dirt into the gas tank. This is causing you a number of problems that will just get worse until you fix the cause. > I took the cap off my distributor and tried twisting the rotor clockwise. Is > that the right direction? It was stiff, but it turned a little bit. It > hesitated a second before snapping back, though. Could there possibly be > something gumming up its mechanism? Should I take it apart and clean it? It should feel silky smooth and not hesitate to snap back. You should try a couple of drops of light oil in the top of the shaft first, just to see if this loosens things up. If you are good with these things you may be able to take it apart yourself, but you run a fairly good chance of ruining your first attempt. I rebuild these, but I charge $55 including a new set of points and return shipping. I A stuck mechanical advance is a common source of problems, and fixing it makes a huge difference. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org