Lube the advance unit in the distributor. (Remove rotor, add a couple three drops of oil, replace the rotor and wiggle it back and forth a few times.) Check the timing. Jim >I have got no low end power out of first and second >gear and then when >climbing hills in the road. It seems to lug off the >line and then when >the rpms hit about 2000 to 3000 it kicks in and goes >good. Then I have >to shift into second and it happens again. Then third >and no problem >it goes great. When climbing hills I end up shifting >into second just >to go 25 mph I know the car is a vw but it had more >power before the >last fixes which were new oxygen sensor and wire >rebuild and a new temp >sensor. Any help to get the power back would be >great. > |
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