Does the car buck and kick when cold, under fuller throttle but not partial throttle? If so, could well be a CPR issue (serves same purpose on K Jetronic as a carburetor choke plate, albeit by different means). You need a high pressure fuel gauge to diagnose the CPR by the numbers, but a good seat of the pants test would be to let the car idle until warm, then take the same test drive. Glad you found the dead short. That's probably what killed your battery (will do so in a matter of minutes). Fuse #1 controls all the engine electricals, so it is kind of important. Check your fuse box contacts -- a DeLo weakness. The short at your battery wouldn't have blown any fuses. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "TalksToGod" <5n-@xxxx> wrote: > The electrical problem was a dead short. > Now for my next question: I took it for a drive up the road, and when > I was inclined on the hill and accelerating, it would kind of buck and > kick To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/