I have a 75 fuel injected Super Beetle I've owned for about 5 months now that has mostly been running just fine. However, I went out yesterday to the store this weekend and all was well, but when I started the car up to return home, I noticed a fairly prominent and sometimes violent stutter from the engine when the gas was applied. I've tested out driving it a bit more since and the problem still persists, if not as intense as on the first time I experienced it. What are the possible causes for this? What should I check for? Is there anything that would be easy (and I do mean easy, I'm no gearhead) to fix by myself? Thanks!

 

theres a few things you could check, like the motor mounts, or it could also be in need of a tune up (plugs,wires,rotor and distributor cap) ? just a couple of ideas to look for , good luck!

 

Not to down your 75 beetle, but that area fuelinjected
system didn't work well when it was new, it was a freak
car. A lot of people change them over to a carb engine
to make them run correct. That fuel injection system was
VW's attempt to make them pass the American polution
requriements and it didn't work.