One day my stock FI Bug runs great, no problems. Next day, starts off OK after a while it'll backfire and eventually stall. Start it goes for a bit backfires and stalls. If I park it and let sit for about a half hour, it'll start up and drive with no problems.
Are there gremlins?
Tough to diagnose.
Could be ignition-related. Any failure in the Coil circuit, such as loose terminal or distributor problem can result in spark at the wrong time and then complete loss of spark.
Besides the obvious wiring checks, look inside the stock distributor at the advance pigtail; if broken, it can cause those symptoms.
Speedy Jim
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