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• '86 engine swap progress report (long) and question
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Fri, 23 Sep 1994 11:09:40 -0400
  ...All EXCEPT the TDC sending unit behind the flywheel (ever wonder what that little socket bolted to the alternator was?) This thing is driven...
• Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:41:20 -0700
  ...myself, something is really wrong here, so i > double check the TDC on #1 (visual piston position, pulley position on "0" > and distributor position...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 21:20:34 -0800
  ...nah, I'd better try to calculate > > > >>this tomorrow! > > > > > > > > One pulse per (piston @ TDC** on firing stroke) so two per crankshaft > > > > revolution. > > > > > > > > 850 rpm...
• Re: Pilot Bearing...Out!, Another Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 8:11:20 MST
  ...I have also cc'ed the head volumes individually (to calculate the TDC volumes) to make sure that the spacers and head gasket that...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 13:28:43 -0800
  ...Then figure out when the input signals are being generated in reference to TDC and then do the math to figure out if swapping...
• Re: Engine overheats after spark plug change
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 22:30:40 -0400
  ...of the idle stabilizer.  If I adjust to more before TDC then recommended, the car idles much smoother and can maintain 850 RPM...
• Re: [Re: VW EMISSIONS CONSPIRACY]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 16:15:44 MDT
  ...bottom line is 5 degrees ATDC performs poorly, advance yours to TDC and > see how you like it. And if you want to see...
• Re: Engine worries return
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:30:20 -0700
  ...combustion or exhaust leak into coolant path, with the cylinder at > TDC, could pressurized air be applied to each cylinder while watching > for air...
• Re: setting yout timing
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 1 May 2001 23:24:42 -0500
  ...the timing to 6 degrees > before top dead center, remember the TDC mark is the shallow groove , not > the v notch. that is 5...
• Re: ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:52:10 -0500
  ...Should be two, a rounded one at TDC and a V-notch at 5 ATDC. If you have a replacement pulley it may have...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:16:29 -0500
  ...Assuming that both leak down testers have both of their gauges calibrated, and assuming that the tests were done correctly (TDC of power stroke...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:53:13 -0700
  ...The wbx has a very compact, somewhat "spherical" charge at TDC, > as well as outstanding squish dynamics, so initiating flame nearer to the > charge...
• Re: 1,6TDSL changing engine drive belt
  Historical mailing list - Martin Kennelly
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:43:27 +0000
  ...You will note from the Bentley 13.20 and 23.3 that you need to turn the engine to tdc the cam and lock...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:33:04 -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: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:55:09 -0400
  ...hand until the timing mark on the crank >pulley is at TDC. There is a very small "notch" on the top lip of the...
• Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 13:13:46 -0700
  ...By far the hardest part so far has been > getting the distributor drive shaft re-installed. > > With the engine at #1 TDC and the...
• Re: anyone with a 1.9L wbx advanced the timing???? as a performance mod?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 09:34:42 -0500
  ...Draw a line across from the TDC mark and measure the same distance over from there. I have gotten 23 mpg on the highway...
• Re: BenT VW items
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:39:48 -0700
  ...the old rocker arms, instal new ones, turn the piston to TDC, and adjust the preload 1.2 or 2.00 turn after contact...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Replacing 1.9TD injection pump seal in van?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:50:07 -0700
  ...that way, from then on, you can tell at a glance when it's near # 1 TDC on compression. good luck. sounds like tricky...
• The good, bad & ugly: Trip report (Very Long)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 12 May 2000 12:33:15 -0300
  ...I then set the engine about! 6 degrees before TDC hooked up the static timing light and rotated the distributor till the light came...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:43:45 -0500
  Remove the distributor cap and use the TDC mark on the pulley. Get cylinder #1 set up. Then turn engine clockwise 180 degree. You...
• Re: No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:41:32 -0700
  ...Put the engine at TDC a different way at check to see which location the rotor is really pointing. Stephen DeMocko (85' westy Lucy...
• Re: [vanagon] TIICO. Exhaust solved, now timing.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 11:09:51 -0700
  ...As long as the distributor rotor is lined up with the notch on the distributor when the engine is at TDC you are done...
• Re: Tuning by O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:41:11 -0600
  ...As a side note, I am running my timing at "0" TDC and it does seem to run >better. I am hesitant to advance...
• Re: Those dreaded 9 words...
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:48:23 -0600
  ...I tried to find the timing TDC and set the distributor, wouldn't start. Finally a friend said turn the timing way off and...
• Re: 1.9 - not starting
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:03:06 -0500
  ...If there is a question you can use a screw driver on the number one spark plug hole to find TDC along with the...
• Re: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:35:23 -0800
  ...You can tell when it's on # 1 TDC to fire if you know what to look for. . S. On 12/21/2013 10...
• Re: Lost power while driving, now no start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:07:41 -0400
  ...I see it's also called > "TDC Fault". > > I'm hitting the google to figure out what that means... > > Jimmy > Wilmington, NC > > On Tue...
• Re: Bad intake valve @ 30,000 miles????
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:20:09 -0500
  ...I did the test twice on all cylinders, valves closed @ >TDC etc. and got the same values. I retested the 35% cylinder 4 times...
• Re: VERY low power
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:43:57 -0700
  ...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: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:55:42 -0400
  ...Is this the cause of my engine compression problem? > > Bob: > > I did the pressure test at TDC. The leak is obvious comparing to the...
• Re: Lost power while driving, now no start
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:27:31 -1000
  ...I see it's also > called "TDC Fault". > > I'm hitting the google to figure out what that means... > > Jimmy > Wilmington, NC > > On Tue...
• Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:35:55 -0500
  ...The piston starts off being fairly close to the top of the inside of the cylinder (TDC) before the cylinder gets pulled up just...
• Re: Hydraulic lifter valve clearance settings on a 1600 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:33:28 -0500
  ...Go through the valve adjustment procedure just like it had solid lifters (finding TDC for each cylinder) except then give the lifter 1 turn...
• Re: Tight Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 22 May 1999 07:16:14 -0400
  ...With the plugs in, you should have been able to rotate it with a little intermittent strain as each cylinder comes to TDC. If...
• Re: Busted Down Near Tekonsha, Michigan
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:14:04 -0600
  ...But you could hear blowing into the crankcase. "UH-OH!" At TDC with both intake and exhaust valves closed, there should be no air...
• Re: Timing/Distributer question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:44:47 -0400
  ...the timing I want and then just shoot it at the TDC mark on the crank pulley, turn the distributor until it lines up...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Apr 2001 - Special issue (#2001-478)
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:10:20 -0600
  ...Much to most VW-enthusiasts' delight! Most modern motronic cars have a TDC sensor on the flywheel and the computer can put the timing...
• Re: setting the timing on my 1984 1.9 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:39:12 -0500
  ...Your crank > pulley closest to the engine will have two grooves in it 5 degrees apart. > The first one is U-shaped, TDC, the...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 23:42:04 -0600
  ...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: newbies questions...
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 01:33:22 -0700
  ...There is a spec in the book for intake opening angle - you check the TDC mark against the timing scale at the place you...
• The Wierd of a '73 bus (verbose)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 10:30:49 -0700
  ...did I tell you this thing has no timing marks on pulley or any other method of finding TDC? From previous experience I get...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 12:57:01 -0800
  ...the need to > light it off at > 45-50 0 before TDC, maybe earlier. An air cooled > L-Jetronic engine at 8k > feet is...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: Question about HAMMERING, new 1.9l NA motor, today
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 12:12:54 -0400
  ...Piston! > At TDC the flywheel "V" must be on the pointer. The cam plate must > fit in the slot on the end (or at...
• Re: Question about ignition timing..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:58:23 -0700
  ...If it came loose just as the little notch hit the case seam...that was TDC... My 36hp bus was especially sensitive to timing...
• Re: clarify .006 on lifters
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 10:13:11 -0500
  ...next I would turn the engine by hand to tdc # 1 (that where I always start when I am looking at the valve train...
• Digifant and Fuel Injection Basic questions(long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:55:52 -0600
  ...They would like to have the "rising edge" of the trigger start around 70 degrees before TDC and the "falling" edge around 10 BTDC...
• DJ Compression Ratio
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:13:22 -0700
  ...On the trip down, I > used the > > stock 1.9 ECU with a 1.9 distributor set to TDC. The > tires are 185 14...
• Aircooled Westy - fuel problems?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:43:41 -0500
  ...According to the Bentley manual, it states the valve adjustment should be 2 turns down past touching when the piston is at TDC. After...
• Re: Exhaust popping??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 21:58:24 -0400
  ...light died, so I just set the >timing statically at 0 TDC to be on the safe side. Sure starts nice, and >great throttle...
• Lifter Update
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 07:32:14 -0400
  ...I just have to remember to keep setting TDC for each cylinder. ; ) Pepe does seem to be a little Zippier and some of my...
• Re: VW EMISSIONS CONSPIRACY
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 18:40:15 -0700
  ...bottom line is 5 degrees ATDC performs poorly, advance yours to TDC and > see how you like it. And if you want to see...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:04:46 -0400
  ...Are you thinking of the connector by the alternator for TDC pick-up? Jay "developtrust" <developtrust@cox.net> on 04/10/2003 04:01...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:31:11 -0400
  ...The wbx has a very compact, somewhat > "spherical" charge at TDC, as well as outstanding squish dynamics, so > initiating flame nearer to the charge...
• Re: BenT VW items
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:24:46 -0600
  ...the old rocker arms, instal new ones, turn the piston to TDC, and adjust the preload 1.2 or 2.00 turn after contact...
• Re: size of nut (bolt?) on crankcase pulley?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:25:03 -0800
  ...It's smarter/safer to position it to # 1 TDC , but you don't have to. all I do is note where the rotor...
• Re: � � � Help with diagnosis (please)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:52:27 +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: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:12:00 -0600
  ...myself, something is really wrong here, so i >>double check the TDC on #1 (visual piston position, pulley position on "0" >>and distributor position...
• Re: wrist pins/boston bob
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:27:55 -0500
  ...one side (skirt) to the other just before the piston reaches TDC..Pistons are made with an offset wrist pin hole the offset is...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:17:29 -0700
  The leak down test should be done at TDC for the cylinder to be tested I use cofap but I do inspect and remove...