A '72 Djet question, Ug a Uhg a Ug a Options

[Michael J]

Have had my 914 for a couple of weeks now. It's a stock 1.7. It's in the garage getting a few little details taken care of but I need your collective wisdom. The car starts at the touch of the key. It idles at about 2 grand and once its' warm and I drive off it surges all the time. The car has sat for quite a while so I put fresh gas in and some gas dryer. The PO says it ran ok a couple of years ago. He had 18 cars and probably didn't pay much attention. I have been checking all the vacum hoses and they look ok but can't tell for sure if there are leaks.
Your Thoughts?

Mike

'72 adriatic blue 1.7 - my one and only

[Michael J]

I know it's hard to do any diagnosis this way but here is a little more detail.
The idle does not drop down when it warms up.
It does idle smooth.
It's like it's running really rough but it is not missing.
It is only doing it while accelerating.
At a higher rpm the surging seems to go away but it might just be because the engine is running faster.

I had a BMW that did the same thing but it went away as soon as it warmed up. The 914 doesn't.
Thanks again.
Mike