Yesterday, I replaced most of my fuel lines in the engine bay of my 75 2.0 (i ran out of line so i have to do a couple more). while doing it, i cracked one of the hard plastic fuel lines (the main one, i think -- not the one that goes back to the tank -- but i'm not sure), so i took out the little copper (brass?) fitting from the plastic line, cut the line back as far as i could, inserted the little fitting, and clamped a fresh 7mm ID 12mm OD fuel hose onto it (which runs to the metal fuel rail above the passenger side injectors.
then, while redoing the line that goes from the metal fuel rail to the injector of cylinder 3, i broke one of the electrical wires from the fitting of that injector. so, long story short (i know this sounds verbose, but this really is the short of it), i had take apart and redo this this little electrical fitting. a bit of solder and a ton of frustration later, i had it done.
car starts right up, idles smooth, i check for leaks, there are none, great. go for a drive: my car keeps dying sporadically.
when i let of the gas now, the rpm's dip quite low (maybe 300 rpm) before returning to normal idle. sometimes, the engine dies when this happens. it is particularly exacerbated while turning. after it dies like this, it is very difficult to get it restarted (feels like vapor lock, even though the engine isn't that warm). it always starts eventually if the pedal is down while i crank. also, while trying to re-start the engine, the exhaust smells really rich, almost like gasoline. but one re-started, the car runs strong.
does anyone have any advice? i'll owe you a beer
nathan