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• Re: Timing marks question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 16:33:42 -0500
  ...The problem is, in the table that shows where each >year is to be timed, it shows mine as having three timing marks (TDC...
• Re: Induction Timing Light
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:52:07 -0600
  ...Any good brand of timing light will work. I'd say to just rent one the first time. I've got an old Snap...
• Re: How Do you Set the Timing of the Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:40:02 -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...
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  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 26 May 2017 11:07:28 -0700
  ...This will be the target timing when advance is all-in regardless of engine type." On 5/26/17, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com...
• Re: I-4 conversion timing problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 May 2001 18:19:59 -0500
  ...In engines where the ignition timing is controlled by the ECU, it can advance the timing until it senses the pinging from ignition too...
• Timing my 86 Westy 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Barry Rokusek
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:03:14 EDT
  Hi all, I posted a few days ago pleading for help setting the timing on my Westy. I bought a nice timing light and...
• Engine overheats after spark plug change
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 09:34:04 -0400
  ...The first is I am doing something wrong with the timing. The second is the spark plugs are problematic. The timing on the van...
• Timing on 1600DP
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 11:20:40 -0500 (CDT)
  I was wondering about the timing on my '71 bus. This is a stock 1600DP with an 009, single QP and Weber progressive. I...
• Re: baja gas, octane, and timing
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 10:32:49 -0800
  ...baja gas, octane, and timing >I'm bring my syncro to Baja for the month of April and have heard that the >only unleaded...
• Re: anyone with a 1.9L wbx advanced the timing???? as a performance mod?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 13:06:03 -0600
  ...anyone with a 1.9L wbx advanced the timing???? as a performance mod? has anyone out there with a '83-'85 1.9L wbx...
• Re: VW-TIMING ON A '71 BUS
  Historical mailing list - dworkin
  Fri, 6 Jan 1995 20:16:16 -0800 (PST)
  ...I've traditionally set the timing to 0 TDC using a > timing strobe and all vacc. lines attached at 850 RPM and around 48...
• Re: online car stuff
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 05 Apr 95 16:28:15 CDT
  On Wed, 5 Apr 95 16:01:26 CDT Joachim Beek said: >Great guide, Joel, but you wouldn't be 2-timing us, >would...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:37:27 -0700
  California does in fact check the timing with their test equipment and at the idle speed, not at full advance as per their test...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 27 May 2010 23:10:22 -0400
  ...Digifant timing/tuning help needed On the Digifant, the ECU has absolutely nothing to do with spark advance. Problem is in the distributor. The...
• strange idling
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 14:01:40 -0400
  ...These are clearly the wrong spots for timing. I marked the distributor before playing with timing, so i know its back where it was...
• Re: idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:11:30 -0400
  ...Ignition timing, open loop fuel mixture, throttle gap when closed. Make sure vacuum "retard" on distributor is working and throttle closes far enough to...
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  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 May 2017 12:52:13 -0500
  ...I thought setting the timing with my strobe and tightening the clamp would fix it, but such is not the case. I would like...
• Re: VW approved engine conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 May 1999 21:17:24 -0400
  ...The Digifant is a modified Motronic system, while the Digijet is a stock L-Jetronic system which uses conventional vacuum and centrifugal ignition timing...
• Re: Timing Belt, Tools and etc.
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 17:49:41 -0800
  ...Be forewarned! -Dana- > steel 3/16" X 6" long as a camshaft timing tool. 3/16 inch thick is a > really close just file...
• Re: Rough Idle on 84 Vanagon 1.9L - Help
  Historical mailing list - George Ciolfi
  Sun, 19 May 2002 12:11:29 EDT
  ...What problem would that cause, a vacuum leak? Timing was set after bypassing the idle stabilizer and setting the idle to 850. When you...
• Re: Timing light power source - confirmation
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 18:36:39 -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...
• Re: timing belt
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 11:11:45 -0400
  ...timing belt Most people who know only the folklore of "modern" engines know that an expensive timing belt replacement looms in their future somewhere...
• Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 23:03:46 -0400
  ...Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ? Yes, the diesel is an interference engine. In the belt breaks, the pistons will hit the...
• Re: Best place to get Timing Lights? (minor Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph J. Liasse
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 23:35:41 -0400
  ...Best place to get Timing Lights? (minor Vanagon content) >I need to get a timing light! I'm sick and tired of borrowing one...
• problems with "ping" noise regardless of timing
  Historical mailing list - Frank Schultz
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:55:12 -0500
  ...The PO had the timing at a total advance of 60 BTDC. I can't believe my mechanic did not check the timing or...
• Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 12:05:07 -0500
  ...A few years ago, the Rabbit diesel I was driving had about 60K since the timing belt had been changed (the belt was about...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Wed, 30 May 2001 22:17:21 -0700
  ...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: '85 timing question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 23:50:16 -0500
  Yes, that's the timing :) To set it, with ignition off unplug the two plugs into the idle stabilizer (small green or black box...
• 98 1.9TDI engine FS
  Historical mailing list - b.t.allen
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:50:47 -0500
  ...Has a new head and 80K timing belt kit from Diesel Geek. Had the timing belt stretch and jump timing, damaging the valves but...
• Re: Number 3 cylinder not firing
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 15:27:21 +0200
  Ron Hill wrote: > I have > replaced the points, plugs and plug wires and set the timing and point gap > with a dwell tach and...
• 87 No Start Update and Dumb Question
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:27:03 -0800
  ...However, I wonder if timing needs adjustment? It doesn't idle when I first start her up and it's cold - I have to...
• Re: Timing belt - Subie engines
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 22:38:16 -0400
  Timing belt changes are easier with KEP mounts than Smallcar mounts. Neither is horribly difficult. you do have to pull off the muffler and...
• Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:10:44 -0500
  As an aside, I had a timing belt fail and crash the valves without the belt breaking. I had a late '80s Nissan 200SX...
• Advanced Timing OK?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:56:20 -0400
  After all of my smog changes (sucessful), I still have a distrubuter with a disconnected vacuum retard line and timing set "19 degrees advanced...
• Idle stabilizer question--1.9
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:46:07 -0400
  ...Does an idle stabilizer contain some type of tachometer? I understand that it adjusts the idle speed by adjusting the ignition timing slightly. Does...
• Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:00:33 -0600
  ...A few years > ago, > the Rabbit diesel I was driving had about 60K since the timing belt had been > changed (the belt was about...
• Re: ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 07:12:14 -0800
  Warren.K.Lail-1 said: > Hi everyone, > > I'm trying to set the timing on my newly installed > AVP engine (88 wbx manual tranny...
• Re: Eurovan Timing Belt
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 12:23:50 EDT
  ...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: 1.9ltr vanagon timing help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:24:12 -0400
  ...Can someone clarify the right timing to use. > > I am using a timing light without any features to it. I get my Pos > from...
• Re: Timing lights
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 13:37:53 -0500
  >I was looking at timing lights last night and didn't know which one I >wanted. There are inductive type and advance type. The...
• CA Smog Failed - 1985 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:19:08 -0400
  ...Also, a good local mechanic found that the vacuum retard port on the distributer had been disconnected and that the timing was set at...
• Re: [NVC] Passat Timing Belt Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 8 May 2009 11:05:14 -0700
  ...I had worried > that the timing belt needed replacement and needed to be done soon > as the warranty had run out. > > Dealer price was...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:47:43 -0400
  ...Start engine, adjust timing to proper mark at idle speed. Check vacuum advance operation. Opening throttle should quickly advance timing. Further check, remove vacuum...
• Rough Running
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Sun, 7 Apr 1996 19:51:46 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It acts like it is either lean or maybe the timing is off. I noticed that the timing is supposed to be set at...
• Re: who has air cooled timing scale?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:06:25 -0600
  ...who has air cooled timing scale? > Does anyone know where I can buy a timing scale for an 81 air cooled Vanagon engine? > > I...
• Timing Belt...
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 00:26:26 -0800
  Does somebody knows if timing belt needs to be changed every 100 000 m.on the Vanagon. I have never seen a post on...
• Ignition Timing Scale
  Historical mailing list - Jed Thompson
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 15:41:24 -0400
  I recently bought an ingition timing scale from Bus Depot. OK so now im looking at my pulley and all I can think of...
• baja gas, octane, and timing
  Historical mailing list - Krusinski, Kurt
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 10:02:21 -0800
  ...If this is really the only octane available, it seems like I should tank up on 91 in the states and get the timing...
• 1.9l Timing Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:31:45 -0500
  ...What's everyone setting their timing at? (Digijets only need apply!) Jay
• Question about ignition timing..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:54:46 -0700
  ...I used to have to change the timing on my air cooled German cars...Beetle, Splitty Van and a 356 S-90 Porsche when...
• Zoooooom!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 14:06:09 -0500
  ...I asked, "can we put a timing light on it and check where it's at?" We got out the light, hooked it up...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:38:43 -0500
  ...0 - 2 @ 1050 RPM w/o vacuum and basic timing > 2 - 6 @1300 RPM w/o vacuum and basic timing > 12 - 16 @2400 RPM...
• timing belt inline 4
  Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
  Thu, 30 May 2002 01:32:47 +0000
  ...the fact that the engine is slanted at 53*?</P> <P>3.How much is the timing belt for a 2.0l Golf/Audi...
• Re: Anyone near Fort Worth?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:56:04 -0500
  Zoltan, What makes you think it is the engine timing causing it to now run well? I've never really had my engine timing...
• Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 22:24:35 -0700
  ...Usually 1.6TDs sell for about $1000 to $1500 Canadian in this area as they are in high demand and people do break timing...
• Timing Belts, Gears, Chains etc
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:15:55 -0700
  Subie EJ22 timing belt change even with SmallCar mount (in mine): I got it down to 2 hrs and 10min, now that is also...
• Re: what are the engine codes for the 1.9L wbx ?????? and timingquestion
  Historical mailing list - Nancy Eilers-Hughes
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 09:22:52 -0700
  ...and i know its the orig engine.. > so anyway they messed w/ the timing and now its hard to start the van, and > theres...
• Re: Timing Belts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 1994 11:25:18 -0500 (EST)
  ...They do indeed, each and every, have a timing belt, just like > a diesel Vanagon (which uses the same straight-4 as Rabbit/Golf...
• Re: Timing Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Fri, 24 Nov 1995 21:29:32 -0500 (EST)
  ...Thinking about what happens as the engine rotates helps me, also the pictures of timing marks in the Idiot book. Mark mjanello@umich.edu...
• 1985 Vanagon - setting initial timing, idle speed and mixture
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:52:11 -0400
  ...What to do after I set my initial timing, idle speed/mixture, etc. Thanks for advice.... Larry Georgia