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Your observations seem normal, revving an unloaded engine will give you black smoke, they dont run as lean as todays cars but your real measure is your gas mileage. The fuel pressure could indeed be too high which would make things too rich, Id definately check it if the pump has been changed. Keith The only > thing left to my inexperienced way of thinking at this point would be the > fuel pressure regulator. I don't think it's ever been changed and it seems > to me it could be off after 36 years. The fuel pump has been changed. If it > were regulating fuel pressure to some higher level, all running ranges would > be rich. > > However, what do you think? I am so happy that this is working out. > > Thanks for your help. Aren't news groups just the most amazing thing? > > Jim Showker > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >