From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!houca!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ihlpf!cmsj
Newsgroups: net.auto
Title: Re: Advice needed: otherwise healthy car - (nf)
Article-I.D.: ihlpf.138
Posted: Wed Apr 27 10:02:02 1983
Received: Thu Apr 28 03:27:57 1983

#R:machaids:-29800:ihlpf:4100009:  0:177
ihlpf!cmsj    Apr 27  7:55:00 1983

Two possible causes of your problems:  dirty fuel filter
                                       water in the gas

These both gave my VW the same kinds of symptoms you describe.