Hi All,
I've been gone for a while, but, as always, when I need your help I come back... My 73 standard beetle is running poorly. it used to be running much better, then I *fixed* it. The problem before i had to *fix* it was that the oil light was coming on after the engine warmed up, but if I revved the engine, the oil light would go out again. The engine was not hot and there was plenty of oil and the belts are all new. Other than that, the engine ran fine, had a lot of power, etc. So I changed the oil pump out. Now, it idles ok, but I can hardly get it to move. I let the clutch out and it dies. When I rev the engine, it backfires and doesn't sound like I'm getting more power. It took me 25 minutes to move it out of my driveway so the realtor could take a picture of my house (selling the house). It shakes a lot. I almost think maybe I got the flywheel on crooked or something? It has new oil. It has old gas. It has electronic ignition and an old weber progressive carb. I checked the timing - it has a 009 distributer and I set it to 10 degrees btdc at idle with a regular timing light. It has a degree wheel, so I'm pretty certain of the degree. It is set the same as it was before I switched out the oil pump. Any ideas? What should I check and do?
Thanks again and as always for your help. Jen