Hmm.. It was pointed out to me (thanks Tim) that my engine is fuel 
injection, so you can ignore the bit about the choke in the subject line.
:-}

> 	Battery light stays on
> 	Have to give the gas pedal a kick to turn it off

I was told that this was normal. The best explanation seemed to
be:
 
>> 1.)  It is normal for the battery light to be on after start up if your
>> engine's RPM is not high enough. It is because the Bosch alternator unit
>> needed to rev. pass 1200rpm (I think) to kick in.

So now I don't kick the rpm's up to turn off the battery light,
it just goes off once I start driving.

> 	When I do this, it comes off the choke (apparently) and
> 	   if any light inside are on, they get brighter

The explanation for this was:

>> yup. cause now the alternator IS producing voltage (for the inside lights).

> 	It does not get back on the choke if I rev it higher
> 	If it stalls it gets more and more difficult to start

I don't really have an explanation for this. But the weather has 
gotten better here, and I'm not really having the problem anymore..
Go figure.

> 	Car stalls or is difficult to keep alive
> 	It it doesn't stall right away, it is very difficult
> 	   to get it moving as I have to keep revving the engine
> 	   to keep it alive. On an uphill it's quasi-impossible,
> 	   I'm afraid to ruin the clutch I fixed recently.

:-}  I think I have the explanation for this. See my other summary
about the front brakes. Basically, I think that the front brakes 
were staying stuck which would explain why it was hard to get the
car going.......  Argh!

Thanks again for all the help!

Darie
'86 Westfalia