91 Passat hard whirling

I have a 91 vw passat and half the time, it turns over really hard a few times then, turns over reaaly fast but not vatch til 20 seconds later and all I can smell is gas. what could be causing this? it's really embarasing. it's a really nice car. it's also dead on the bottom end. but once the reves are up, it gets lots of power. like boosters kicking in. thanks for any and all help.

Nick from PEI

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dr_macoy
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Might be battery, cables, dirty connections or you could tune it up! If it is a 16V engine, remember to change that timing belt every 40-50K miles. ;-)

later, dave Reminder........ Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes. Frieda Norris

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dave

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