on a 1970 vw beatle autostick runs fine but when you start it put it in gear it stalls and kills the motor?

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on a 1970 vw beatle autostick runs fine but when you start it put it in gear it stalls and kills the motor?

like somthing is locked up and kills it

2007-03-05 12:13:29 · 3 answers · asked by butterflygirltats 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Volkswagen

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See if it rolls in neutral. You may have a stuck brake shoe. If power dies under acceleration it could be a condenser on the distributor -- or the distributor itself.

2007-03-05 14:38:54 · answer #1 · answered by artsy5347 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Maybe the motor has to warm up some? Have your choke and fast idle checked.

2007-03-05 14:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

ask on here

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled/topics?lnk=sg&hl=en

2007-03-05 14:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by Indiana Jones 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋