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• Re: Bad intake valve @ 30,000 miles????
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 08:37:44 -0400
  ...I did the test twice on all cylinders, valves closed @ TDC etc. and got the same values. I retested the 35% cylinder 4 times...
• Not running yet. ?????? any ideas.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:01:18 -0600
  ...on the rim of the distributor when the engine is at TDC. Mark **** SNIP FROM ORIGINAL **** * She's turning over. * Bill says he smells...
• Re: Failed Emissions Check
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:32:38 -0400
  ...Maybe the > timing is not set properly? Is it set to 5 degrees before TDC? > Sometimes these vans are setup to run 5 degrees...
• Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:43:07 -0400
  ...I turned the cold engine to TDC#1, and backed off the valves on #1 cylinder until they were sloppy loose. Then I tightened...
• Re: 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:36:31 -0400
  ...On the trip down, I used the > stock 1.9 ECU with a 1.9 distributor set to TDC. The tires are 185 14...
• pull a boat???
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:32:09 -0800
  ...Then I would just use that ole 1.9 with synth oil, run it at TDC or a couple before (premium gas), maybe add...
• Re: [T2] A cc'ing the heads question-answered
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:57:49 -0800
  ...by crushing a thin brass tube as the piston comes over TDC. > The height below the barrel to the piston isn't relevant if...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:14:15 -0700
  ...I did the pressure test at TDC. The leak is obvious comparing to the cylinders that do not leak. I now wonder why a...
• Re: Tune Up Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 03:43:49 EDT
  ...Chart there says on the third & fourth line down 5 degrees AFTER TDC at 850rpm plus or minus 50rpm. Gap your plugs at .028...
• Re: Hall sender/advance ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 22 May 2001 18:01:55 -0400
  ...5 dgrees before TDC at idle, but how quickly > does it > get to full advance and what is the final max. advance number? > Also...
• Re: Frustration: 85 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 23:39:26 -0700
  ...The piston must be EXACTLY at TDC or it will be shoved (rather violently) back down the hole. Be very careful! I know people...
• Re: Timing
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 08:46:04 -0700
  ...On page 11 of the Bentley, which says almost the same > thing, except to set the timing 5 degreed +-1 degree before TDC. Since...
• Re: major problem or minor faux pas?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 11:17:16 -0600
  ...this would happen I would then put number one back at tdc and > find that the timing had shifted 180 degrees so number three...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 23 May 2007 15:33:26 -0700
  The 1.9 is normally timed at 5 degrees AFTER TDC. Running it at 10 BEFORE will over advance causing detonation (pinging). That fries...
• Re: 81' New Owner To Do
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 May 2004 23:17:11 -0500
  ...Bring #1 cylinder up to TDC, Remove #1 Plug, I use a flashlight and a piece of flat steel that comes off windshield wiper...
• Re: Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 01:47:31 -0700
  Ken, I tried that and more, but the vacuum gauge reading went even lower(the further away from TDC I got) and the idle...
• Re: Lifter adjustment VOODOO
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:50:32 -0700
  ...You must make god awful certain that the adjustment IS on a ROCK SOLID lifter, at TDC for the cylinder, and anything between 1...
• Re: What goes here? and a part request for a 85 GL.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 12:54:21 -1000
  ...it triggers a lamp every time the engine >>> passes TDC. An "engine running" indicator? >>> >>> -- >>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott >>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, >>> Bend...
• Re: Bummed and need advise about my 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 13:21:05 -0400
  ...I also assume that you had cyl #4 at TDC when you set the valve lash. Bill Knight > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Help with diagnosis (please)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:29:19 +0100
  ...However, once it got a piston over TDC , it spun and started, no oil light no nasty noises, and idled OK. Turned off and...
• Re: hyd. lifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:10:21 -0800
  ...I brought the adjuster in until it touched at TDC and was going to bring it in one full turn. I know the bentley...
• Re: 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:06:23 -0400
  ...On the trip down, I used the > stock 1.9 ECU with a 1.9 distributor set to TDC. The tires are 185 14...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 00:21:39 -0400
  ...So, I thought, why not move the pulley 90 degrees, push the dizzy drive shaft in, then turn the pulley back to TDC and...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:00:13 -0800
  ...So ....for the one cylinder that happens to be just before TDC with the spark plug firing .. that cylinder's injection pulse is actually...
• Re: Drove Vanagon again-All Is Well
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:13:16 -0500
  ...Set # 1 to TDC and reinstalled the dizzy. > Put in new plugs, rotor, cap & wires. Engine fired right up-yestereday it > took a bit...
• Re: radio whine, need help
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 12:46:23 -0400
  ...reducing caps on alternator and cleaned connections > > -removed the diagnostic plug (TDC sensor lead and plug) from alternator > > -pulled distributor cap and cleaned, above...
• Re: End play specific to flywheel?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 15 May 2005 13:43:51 -0400
  ...the flywheel and the bolts are torqued Always check endplay at TDC or BDC they have a sweet spot that lets the crank move...
• OOoooo, ouch. re: firing order and plugs.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:05:41 -0600
  ...flywheel end 3 1 2 4 pulley end Distributor rotor points to about 4 o'clock when #1 is at TDC. Shall we rant...
• Re: Running rich floods
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 10:54:54 -0600
  ...Tomorrow morning I am going to go and get plugs and an O2 sensor (another) and set the timing from scratch (#1 TDC and...
• Re: 1.9 Compression?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:44:21 -0600
  ...The engine was turned so the cylinder was at TDC on the compression stroke, and with a regulated air supply, and a dual gage...
• Re: Cylinder Heads!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 17:12:29 -0800
  ...you are working on is sticking out as far as possible. TDC. Before you turn the crank rig something to keep any other exposed...
• Re: Timing Question
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:54:11 -0400
  ...case halves, not the v-notch, that is 5 degrees after TDC. If that > checks out ok then the next thing to do is...
• Re: Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:57:59 -0600
  ...It might make it tough to keep the piston at TDC for a lengthily period. Kind of depends on engine wear and friction. You...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:15:40 -0700
  ...wrote: > > You can test the hall easily enough. > > Set engine at TDC #1 > > Remove distributor cap > > Pull center wire from cap and set end...
• Re: Setting time timing - unexpectedly need help.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:19:49 -0800
  ...distributor to take the timing from around 10 degrees BTC to TDC. I > know this sounds dumb, would appreciate the help. I have an...
• Re: Broken Spark Plug Brand?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 10:22:15 -0500
  ...My question would be whether the cylinder should be at TDC to back up the grease blob or not. I'd go to a...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:52:24 -0700
  ...which is to position one cylinder at a time on TDC on compression.. put compressed air into the spark plug hole, usually via a...
• Re: New owner of 91 Westy -- sticky valve
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 19:22:13 -0500
  ...plug and inserting a piece of wire in order > > to > > > > determine > > > > TDC. > > > > > > > > I am inclined to just pop off both valve covers, pop off...
• Re: Leak-down Test - How to??
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:04:44 -0400
  ...You don't have to lock the crank in anyway; if it's at true TDC it won't move and kill you like...
• high nox
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:37:55 -0700
  ...Maybe the timing is not set properly? Is it set to 5 degrees before TDC? Sometimes these vans are setup to run 5 degrees...
• More Newbie '81 Hyd. Lifter questions... (Aircooled)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 13:39:09 -0600
  ...I couldn't get comfortable with finding TDC (due to general inexperience), and didn't want to risk setting the valves improperly as a...
• Re: Failed Emissions Check
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:33:12 -0700
  ...Are you saying here that you moved the timing from 5 degrees BTDC to TDC and your emissions improved? Why would this improve emissions...
• Off with its head! (Further adventures with right head on an '87 2.1 l)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 04:18:01 -0500
  ...Is there any good way to install these without pulling the cylinders? I figured on doing something like bringing a piston to TDC, pulling...
• Re: How do you get a gremlin out of a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 09:13:37 -0500
  ...If I am having a problem I adjust mine to zero lash (just touching at TDC on each cylinder). Check throttle position switch to...
• Re: Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 21:02:39 -0800
  ...this is done only at TDC to fire, for each cylinder in turn., of course. after they are all pumped up and quiet, then...
• Re: What is this connector??
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 18:54:09 -0400
  Yes, it's the mysterious TDC sensor hook-up. Took me a while to figure that one out too. I forget if it's...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:53:43 -0800
  ...Then put the timing scale back in place and turn the engine until the #1 piston comes up to TDC on the firing stroke...
• Re: Adjusting valves on '91 Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:07:18 -0500
  ...I have set the distributor to show #1 at TDC and after figeting > with the > push rods to get them to fully seat, have...
• Re: 3 prong connector on alternator
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:39:54 -0300
  ...When it is perfectly lined up vertically, you are at TDC for #1 cylinder. JGS 84 1.9L Westfalia Bleu Schtroumpf ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:38:43 -0500
  ...Bring #1 cylinder up to TDC, Remove #1 Plug, I use a flashlight and a piece of flat steel that comes off windshield wiper...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:18:55 -0700
  ...The engine will not be at tdc to do that ...do it with the engine in a convenient position for holding the cam sprocket...
• Re: radio whine, need help
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 10:18:37 -0700
  ...reducing caps on alternator and cleaned connections > > > -removed the diagnostic plug (TDC sensor lead and plug) from alternator > > > -pulled distributor cap and cleaned, above...
• Re: VERY low power
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 19:15:53 -0400
  ...the left of the lineup mark, when cyl #1 > is at TDC, which > in > turn has me compensate the timing probably 10 > additional degree...
• Re: Failed Emissions Check
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:51:42 -0400
  ...Maybe the timing is not set properly? Is it set to 5 degrees before TDC? Sometimes these vans are setup to run 5 degrees...
• belts, belts, belts & new motor update
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 11:29:07 -0500
  ...1) VW forgot to put in a new TDC sensor. This thing is tapped in BEHIND the flywheel. Impossible to install without the flywheel...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 10:41:48 -0800
  ...like the need to > light it off at > 45-50 � before TDC, maybe earlier. An air cooled > L-Jetronic engine at 8k > feet is...
• Re: VW EMISSIONS CONSPIRACY
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 16:54:58 -0500
  ...So bottom line is 5 degrees ATDC performs poorly, advance yours to TDC and see how you like it. And if you want to...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:34:14 -0400
  ...I did the pressure test at TDC. The leak is obvious comparing to the cylinders that do not leak. I now wonder why a...
• message for stan
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:15:37 -0600
  ...Bring #1 cylinder up to TDC, Remove #1 Plug, I use a flashlight and a piece of flat steel that comes off windshield wiper...
• Subtle hesitation- driving me crazy...
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:59:25 -0400
  ...I want to run the new engine at factory spec, OK, timing at TDC, but I want the vacuum hoses, idle stabilizer, etc. connected...