[HMeeder]

Thanks John:
I will check the weights, but I'm afraid the solution was simpler than that. Afraid, because it was at least partly my fault. The car failed smog and I was in a huge hurry. I took it to a local "VW/Porsche" shop to get some quick action. Well, the clown attached the advance side to the TB and then leaned the car out so he could get the car to fall into specs. By attaching the retard back up and richening the mixture, car started and now runs very good (not great, still a touch of surging, but the sputtering and popping is gone. I still need to fiddle a bit to get things where I want them) Car still hunts a bit and I'll methodically begin to replace all the hoses and boots and seals until it goes away. Expensive and irritating lesson learned. I think I'm going to go stalk that mechanic (OK, no I won't but I am going to get some money back)

Herb