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[nmkimosabe]

I drove my 1974 1.8 briefly after sitting for two months in the winter. It drove fine for the mile or so. I went to drive it the next day and didn't get too far before it chugged, jerked and then died. Had it towed back to my house. Inspected all the vacuum hoses, electrical connections and cleaned the air flow sensor and plug. Starts for a few seconds at times and then dies. Other times it won't even start. Had new plugs, points and fuel filter installed about 10 months ago. I can hear the hum of the fuel pump, so I don't think it's that. Mechanic can't see it for two weeks and I would like to get it running. I would appreciate hearing from the 914 community about similar issues. Thanks.

[Ishley]

Start simple. Fuel, Timing and Spark. I suspect fuel based on the description... but impossible to diagnose with this data. A video might help.

I assume you are running fuel injection? Pull an injector... and the coil wire. have someone crank the engine while you hold a glass under the injector to see if you are getting a good spray pattern. That is where I would start given what you have checked so far. If it's fuel... then a new filter would be my next move.

[nmkimosabe]

Start simple. Fuel, Timing and Spark. I suspect fuel based on the description... but impossible to diagnose with this data. A video might help.

I assume you are running fuel injection? Pull an injector... and the coil wire. have someone crank the engine while you hold a glass under the injector to see if you are getting a good spray pattern. That is where I would start given what you have checked so far. If it's fuel... then a new filter would be my next move.

Thanks Ed. I'm pretty sure it's not getting gas because it just doesn't want to start and just cranks. I think it's a really clogged filter or bad pump. I put my hand around the pump while the car was cranked, and I couldn't feel it running. Here's a pic of the fuel pump and it looks like the original one?