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• Re: Timing Light Recomendation. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:13:24 -0700
  On 9/23/2005 7:52 AM Ken Lewis wrote: >I was planning on going to Se^rs and purchasing this timing light: >http...
• Re: CIS Experts: engine does not start (long)
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:18:46 +0300
  ...When I disassembled the spark distributor I marked the exact position to find the right timing of it. I put all parts back according...
• Re: 87 Wolfy Running Rich, -Idle Stab Removed, AFM checked, O2 New, Temp2 New, and on and on...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 May 2001 21:55:54 -0400
  ...If I were to find out that the timing >were off, what would I do to change it? Loosen and rotate the distributor -- clockwise...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:27:50 -0800
  ...How does advanced timing affect that? --------- Advanced timing often causes high unburned HC at idle. One of the tricks to passing a car that...
• help
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 21:34:31 EST
  ...Where should I set the timing? as a 1.9 or a 2.1? Ok another problem. at the 1.9 timing, there is...
• Re: How Do you Set the Timing of the Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:32:04 -0400
  ...just put in my rebuilt engine but needs to set > the timing of the engine. I gave him my bently and my haynes manual...
• Re: Eurovan Timing Belt
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 17:52:56 -0400
  ...My > service manual says that timing belts should be changed at 60,000 miles > for 16-valve engines. How does this relate to my...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:17:00 -0700
  ...The first thing I'd check is the ignition timing. Free, too. > > Start by setting the timing, with the idle stabilizer bypassed, to 10...
• Timing for 009 in '70 bus engine?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 11:09:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...What timing should I set my '70 bus engine (single-port 1600, 30PICT-3 carb, 009 distributor)?? 0degrees? 10 BTDC? ...??? Engine is stock except...
• Re: Timing Belt...
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 06:54:33 -0800
  ...ny ---Lawrence Johnson wrote: > > Alain Thibault wrote: > > > Does somebody knows if timing belt needs to be changed every 100 000 > > m.on the Vanagon...
• Re: Electrical testing equipment
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 14:43:05 GMT
  ...Next a timing light can come in handy, I would spring for the model with timing advance dial. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com...
• Re: timing the 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:02:46 -0800
  Because of the advance curve characteristics and dynamics of the 1.9distributor, advancing the timing mark to 7 or 10 degrees will indeed enhance...
• Re: Unleaded Regular or Unleaded Premium?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 22:02:01 -0800
  ...I used 94 octane Chevron fuel and set the timing to 6 BTDC at 850rpm. On your typical summer day (low 20s C) there...
• idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Puzio
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 23:57:21 EDT
  ...My mechanic has suggested higher octane fuel rather than advance the timing. I'm thinking that he retarded the timing in his tune up...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 10:17:55 -0800
  ...Hope >>> someone can explain. >>> >>> I need to swap a dead distributor for a live one - and I want to be >>> sure >>> the timing is...
• Timing light power source - confirmation
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 16:54:09 -0800
  ...So my good old timing light that worked beautifully on my Ford seems to have the distinct drawback that it doesn't have *12...
• Fwd: Euro: Engine: 82 Volkswagen Vanagan, Mechanical, Timing belt
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:21:23 EDT
  ...He asked me for help lining up the timing belt. I looked at the procedure in a few manuals,but still i am having...
• Re: 78 Timing Marks?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 22:00:28 -0700
  >I have a question concerning the timing marks on my 78 Engine. I had the wrong pulley on my '68 and it ran hot...
• ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Bob Gourley
  Tue, 2 May 2000 16:56:15 -0700
  ...Bentley, on page 28.41 says to adjust timing 5 degrees before TDC. Then on page 28.42 , Bentley says "notch on V-belt...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:42:22 -0700
  No need for anything too fancy in the timing light IMO. They're all inductive type now, just clip the clamp over # 1 cyldiner...
• Re: Timing - 0 or 10 BTDC
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:38:48 -0800
  ...I remember reading somewhere that setting the timing on a Jetta with a knock sensor to 12 BTDC instead of 6BTDC was good for...
• Re: diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:01:26 -0400
  ...Essentially the injection to crankshaft timing is correct, but the injection to camshaft timing is off and the camshaft to crankshaft timing is off...
• Solved!: was CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:40:04 EST
  ...The problem turned out to be the thing that you would least expect, the valve timing. It seems that the DPO replaced the timing...
• Re: Timing light power source - confirmation
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 20:23:07 -0500
  ...Pokeswagen > makes me feel like a dumbass. > > So my good old timing light that worked beautifully on my Ford seems to > have the distinct...
• Re: Kombi Problems!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 08:14:24 -0700
  ...I'm not sure if the tappets (//) need >adjusting or judt the timing. Could it just be timing? It was lacking >power, but I...
• To Eugene re: Kombi Problems.
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Knight
  Sun, 7 May 1995 22:55:03 +1000 (EST)
  ...I'm not sure if the tappets (//) need > >adjusting or judt the timing. Could it just be timing? It was lacking > >power, but I...
• Re: '85, 1.9 timing questions (cont)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 11:38:39 EST
  ...Re: '85, 1.9 timing questions (cont) Someone mentioned in a post earlier this week about advancing the timing = 5 degrees as a way...
• Timing
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:32:56 -0700
  ...At first timing check while idling well, found it was way advanced, maybe 15 degrees. Tried to time the easy way - at idle without...
• Tuning
  Historical mailing list - Matt Chamberlain
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 12:40:56 -0800
  ...When I checked the timing, it is advanced from TDC. I understand that this is done some times to increase power. My problem is...
• Re: Timing mystery
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:02:38 -0400
  Ken Madsen wrote in part >Adjusting the timing as per spec. the engine ran like a dog - no power or >would not run at...
• timing belt
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 23:02:32 -0800
  Simple solution to the timing belt problem: replace the belt at the factory specified interval! This is crucial with any "interference" engine, including many...
• Timing Specs
  Historical mailing list
  10 Apr 96 17:32:00 -0500
  All, I finally got the timing scale put on my bus, boy it was pinging bad. I had gone to put it on monday...
• Re: 1.6 TD Motor...Timing help....
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 10:06:38 -0400
  The timing mark is actually a 'V' notch in the pressure plate. It fits onto the flywheel in only one position. Line the V...
• Re: 85 1.9L Problems Persist
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 16:14:31 EST
  ...In the past I had made the mistake of lining up the timing mark using the timing light only to find that once the...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:48:47 -0700
  ...VW provides a cam timing indicator so the valve > timing > > > > > phase > > > > > > > can be checked against cylinder #1 TDC. Once timing for #1 is > > > correct...
• Re: How Do you Set the Timing of the Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:17:47 -0400
  ...Also, more important than timing is bleeding the cooling system. If your mechanic (who cannot read or is too lazy to read a repair...
• Re: How Do you Set the Timing of the Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:59:11 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagonparts.com/ign_timing_df.html >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jeff >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Robert Stewart<robertmstewart@mac.com...
• Boston engine service Bulletin #1
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:36:28 -0500
  ...The timing notch for the 1.9 engine is 5 degrees after TDC. The timing notch for the 2.1 engine is 5 before...
• Wanted: timing advance cable for diesel vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 00:16:47 -0400
  I am looking for the timing advance cable for my diesel. Now that it's getting cold around here in the mornings, I am...
• Timing belt - Subie engines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 22:11:52 -0500
  Would appreciate any commentary regarding the timing belt issues on some of the Subaru engines currently being installed in the Vanagon. Once in the...
• Diesel timing / borrow bell housing in SF?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:11:25 -0700
  ...How can we set the timing without the tranny mated to the engine? Does anyone near SF have a spare diesel bellhousing I can...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: Question about HAMMERING, new 1.9l NA motor, today
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 10:36:49 -0400
  ...This would be a camshaft > timing problem, not a pump timing problem. You ARE resetting the cam timing > as specified, aren't you? > I...
• Re: timing these beasts and cleanin out garage...
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 21:20:37 -0400
  ...I also saw some stuff in the archives about setting idle before and some about setting after timing. I always thought you did idle...
• Re: [Vwdiesel] New engine help 1.9NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:28:17 -0700
  ...I've set the 1Y in my Caddy at .94mm with the 1.6 pump as the valve timing was changed between the 1...
• 1.9ltr vanagon timing help needed.
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:07:15 -0400
  ...I figured timing then is the culprit. Distributor cap, rotor and plugs have been changed. I have looked at all the information on timing...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2010 05:47:23 -0400
  ...Digifant timing/tuning help needed ????? I thought digifant controlled spark. Certainly does on Golf/Jetta. This pic doesn't show a vacuum canister thingamabob...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 16 Apr 2010 - Special issue (#2010-348)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:36:33 -0500
  ...Distributor? > > one minor problem. > the timing curve is not determined on a 2.1 wbxr engine in the distributor. > > the Timing Curve ..advancing of...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 30 May 2001 16:49:12 -0500
  ...Unlike a leaky head, the timing belt gives no prior warning. Snap, you're stranded. They are supposed to go 60K between timing belt...
• Re: Timing '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:38:51 -0700
  ...Timing '91 Westy > Know I'm missing something obvious here, but.... > I'm trying to use a timing light on my Westy and get...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:50:20 -0800
  ...remember, >as engine surges centrifical and vacuum advance come into play, so >significant part of timing jitter with stabilizer back in circuit may not...
• Re: Timing Done - Idles Rough (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:26:22 -0800
  --- "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU> wrote: > Hi all, and thanks to everyone who offered timing > tips. I began a pmail with Ryan...
• Engine Timing - 2 Simple Questions
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 15:20:02 -0700
  What does the timing mark look like on a 1.9L engine? (i.e. notch in pulley, hole in pulley, etc). And to help...
• Re: diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 20:26:35 -0400
  ...Essentially the injection to crankshaft timing is correct, but the injection to camshaft timing is off and the camshaft to crankshaft timing is off...
• Timing the 2.1L Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:23:47 -0700
  ...O2 sensor, Temp Sensor, Compression, Timing etc. Yesterday we were finally able to meet and do just that. Results: O2 sensor - good Temp Sensor...
• Distributor swap - 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:49:29 -0500
  ...How about timing issues. Any tricks to going from one engine to the other without upsetting the timing terribly bad - or is re-timing...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: Question about HAMMERING, new 1.9l NA motor, today
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 12:12:54 -0400
  ...I was also wondering if cam timing > was part or all of your noise. Advanced pump timing will make the > engine noisy as heck...
• Re: Rich mixture/excessive fuel use
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:58:05 -0500
  ...Timing seems to be correct, > >though I have no notch on my pulleys and used a ^ shaped mark on > >the flywheel and centered it...
• Re: Timing Mark
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:08:53 -0700
  ...The mark on the pulley will be important when you use the timing light. Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Johnson" <davidj@ELPASOTEL.NET> To...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 14:04:40 -0600
  ...To see it at work, set up a timing light and watch the timing >bounce around at idle. Remove it (idle stab) and look...
• Re: 84 ign timing spec
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:13:38 -0700
  ...Anyone know the timing > spec for a 1.9 liter DH motor? I think it's 5�BTDC at idle with vacuum > connected, but...