[Vwdiesel] Strange IP Problem

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/22/2006 9:03:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
val at mongobird.com writes:

> It's happened a couple of times, usually shifting from 1st to 2nd.
> Shift into 2 (or 4th), and power drops to idle.  Foot pedal is not
> responsive with car in gear, and car slows down.  Push in clutch,
> and rapidly operate the foot pedal, and things get better right 
> away.
> 
> The idle power is smooth, with no roughness.
> 
> IP crowd, any ideas?
> 
> Val
> 

  Sounds like air in the fuel line.  Is there a kink or crack 
in the IP supply line that will allow air in when the engine 
rocks one way or the other?
  If it's a top-of-the-tank pickup setup (instead of a fitting on 
the bottom) maybe there's a leak in the tube going down, 
letting air in as the fuel sloshes between shifts?
     Loren