Colin,Happyfolk wrote: The engine is running better than ever but it still gets an occasional slight hesitation, usually just after upshifting into 3rd up a hill. I'm going to replace the fuel filter and see if that helps.
Mike
I replaced the fuel filter. The hesitation is gone! The old filter was full of sand and rubber bits. The old filler neck was replaced when I first got the bus since it was crumbling so bad. Some of this stuff is probably bits of the old neck.
Here's the filter ripped open and the pile of stuff that was in it:
![Image](http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1528753.jpg)
Do your clogged filters get this full?
![geek :geek:](./images/smilies/icon_geek.gif)
Mike