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[njgt-1]

NO, don't ask him, I don't feel the love here, I just feel

when you get a $2800.00 screwing from a vendor you just might not be feeling the love  fig2 f+t shocked m-d2 m-d &m& :icon_evil: etc.

[6T5 square]

Slow down ,boy! Bob can't be building another one in his basement just yet.

Learn how to fix the one you have and it will make buying a new engine alot easier. Besides, if the new one breaks down, what are you going to do? buy another one?

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

I will attach a big gerbil to my transmission.  :D :D :D :D :D

I just don't get it, someone at work who "worked on VW's" said I'm running rich. Which is what I was guessing too, but it's why does it only backfire at 50mph. It doesn't do the same thing at the same RPM at any other gears. There is no rumbling from the tail pipes which is what it was doing before. Timing is right on, has vacuume, valves are set correctly, it longer pings. Maybe the new dizzy wasn't designed for the high test gas. There's a guy down the street who work's on bugs, If I can get a hold of him we are going to take it down to him. If adjusting the fuel mixture screw has no effect we have nothing else to check.

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

I know I'm beating a dead horse, but how bad can my engine be running...

I promise this will be my last rant about this till I get the results from the mechanic

I really don't want him to retune the whole car, because it's running great.  >:(

Test drove it last night last time before the drive to the garage hoping by some miracle the problem fixed itself.


Checked for air where the front and back meet the muffler/heater tubes. There was no air coming out, there was air coming out from the bottom of the engine, but I think that's because I don't have the bottom tin and it was coming down from the cooling fan. I took it for a test drive last night for the last time before taking it to the doctor.
I drive it to first let off quick off the gas no pop. Started over again, Drove it through first put down the brake before clutch no pop, drove it through first again clutch brake no pop.
Repeat for 2 and 3rd gear.

4th gear drove up to 50 let off the gas quickly put on the brake w/o clutch BLAM!
4th gear clutch nothing
4h gear quickly left off the gas nothing.

No crackles, no pops, only a BLAM when hitting the brake before clutch in 4th gear.

Maybe I'm just stupid since you arn't going suppose to hit the brake before the clutch but it happened in an emergency once, and then it backfired.

Am I just paranoid? Should I just forget about it and learn how to drive correctly?

The car runs great, i must say it's never felt this good.

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

The mechanic just called....the tone in her voice didn't sound goood. I have to call her back in 5 minutes.  :-\

[lovebus (jack)]

I know I'm beating a dead horse, YES, YES, YES YES but how bad can my engine be running...

I promise this will be my last rant WONDERFUL YAaaa



Am I just paranoid? YES      Should I just forget about it and learn how to drive correctly?   YES, YES and YES PLEASE!!!

The car runs great,  Then just drive the dam thing