Originally posted by screamer63_1979
still suspect timing...
check and fix ALL vac leaks if not already done
set points - gap and check with dwell meter if possible. MUST be dead on or very very close to dead on.
useing timing light, set timing. verify vac advance is working and hooked to the right port.

THen road test and report...check jetting then.

Make ONE change at a time so you can identify what that change has done! If you change jetting, points and timing and then road test and it is worse. different, etc then youwon't know which of the 3 items fixes it!
The carb is just plain shot. The other guy I had looking at it will fix us up with a stock carb that works as an intermediate. Ultimately He will put dual Webbers on it. The air filter is not stock. When they changed over, some of the hoses that draw in air were just left setting. I don't know which ones to hook to where and which ones to plug. I'll try to remember to clean the plugs and make sure they are properly gapped. The VW expert I had looking at it showed me the correct settings for the points. It amounted to a matchbook cover, which I did. They seem to work fine. As for dwell meter, as soon as I can find mine, I'll check it. As for timing lights, you can't use them on a VW. They have some slots cut into the flywheel that you use, so in other words, you just dick with the thing until the factory slots come up to the top, then it should be set correctly. As for jetting, as soon as I figure out how on a VW, I'll try it. This is my first foray into the world of Volkswagen, and hopefully my last. I have tried some work on 914s, but that is the closest I have come to working on a VW until now. Thanks for the help, though.