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Re: Hydraulic lifters
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 00:23:37 -0700
...am working on the cylinders separately after setting the engine at TDC on each.) In the case of both of the intake valves, as...
AW: Help with diagnosis (please)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:03:30 -0700
...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: selecting a compression tester
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:01:04 -0500
...You turn each cylinder to TDC and hold it there with a socket and breaker bar, then add 80 psi of compressed air on...
Re: BenT VW items
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:55:20 +0000
...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: Hydraulic lifters
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 08:31:49 -0700
...am working on the cylinders separately after setting the engine at TDC on each.) In the case of both of the intake valves, as...
Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:36:06 -0700
...the ticking. > next I would turn the engine by hand to tdc # 1 (that where I always start > when I am looking at the...
Re: 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:45:42 -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: Tight Engine
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sat, 22 May 1999 07:52:23 -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 - Pete Owsianowski
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:54:08 -0500
...But you could hear blowing into the crankcase. "UH-OH!" At TDC with both intake and exhaust valves closed, there should be no air...
How Does Timing Affect Idle Mixture?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 13:35:04 -0500
...First, I will back the timing off to TDC (split the difference) and see if that helps the mixture. If not, back off the...
Success! (Cylinder install after removal stuck to head)
Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:16:54 -0800
...Get the piston TDC. Clean the piston and rings. Offset the rings 90 degrees. Position the band so that its ears are between the...
Update: hard start, for 2 years!
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:38:22 -0400
...I checked the lifters and the valves had zero clearance at TDC and stone cold. However, I was still able to spin the pushrods...
Re: Bluestar =?windows-1252?Q?project=85no_start_yet?=
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 11 May 2013 14:32:12 -0700
...Watching the valves for# 3 you can tell when it's on # 1 tdc.. that is the only actual way to tell. For all...
Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:52:31 -0800
...First I would make sure you can get TDC to rule out any cam and crank misalignment. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 31...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons-The fuel injection handbook.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:15:09 -0500
...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: The "syndrome" solutions
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 12 Sep 2004 21:47:34 -0500
...If I recall, its ECU gets info from the engine speed/TDC sensor and fine tunes the timing based on the signal from the...
Re: Hydraulic lifters
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:45:10 -0600
...am working on the cylinders separately after setting the engine at TDC on each.) In the case of both of the intake valves, as...
Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 18:20:24 -0800
...and shine it into the spark plug hole and find out TDC this way. Then mark it on both ends of the crank (belt...
Re: 1990 Multivan with noise in front
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:19:46 -0700
...then with the engine positioned on # 1 tdc to fire .. the notches will be easy to find. I use bright touch-up paint to...
Leak Down Testing
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:47:33 -0500
...alternator center nut ~ Turn engine Clockwise // Once you find Number 1 TDC // Insert your test hose into number 1 cylinder then connect your air...
'82 diesel Injector Pump timing symtoms?
Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
Sat, 19 Apr 1997 21:07:08 -0700 (PDT)
...symptoms of an out of time engine injector pump? (the flywheel TDC bump, the camshaft notch, and the injector locking pin all line up...
Re: Just interesting observation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:54:31 -0500
...This may be due to a cold engine not stopping at TDC so some of the valves are held open. These lifters then bleed...
Re: wrist pins Boston bob
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:03:14 -0800
...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: Distributor drive shaft installation?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 1 Jul 2012 20:36:12 -0400
...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: hydraulic lifter article
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 21 Mar 2004 09:06:05 -0500
...the > lash at .006, do you mean bring the cylinder > to TDC and use my feeler gauge to set the > clearance at .006? Then...
Re: Vanagon Ignition Timing
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 2 Sep 1997 03:26:04 UT
...the pulley timing marks are very >reliable compared to the flywheel TDC sensor used by VW to do timing. > >Anyone else care to say...
Re: resealing heads: now another questions...
Historical mailing list - benoit
Sat, 24 Dec 2005 09:56:19 -0500
...THOSE GROOVE!!!!!!!!!) Just put each piston, one by one at is TDC (Top Dead Center) do do the lower O-Ring, you have about...
Re: Timing/Distributer question
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:55:55 -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: Hydraulic lifters
Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 13:12:45 -0400
...am working on the cylinders separately after setting the engine at TDC on each.) In the case of both of the intake valves, as...
Re: Hydraulic lifters
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:44:09 -0400
...am working on the cylinders separately after setting the engine at TDC on each.) In the case of both of the intake valves, as...
Re: BenT VW items
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 12 Jun 2019 11:59:11 -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: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 19:35:59 -0800
...off the piston? I'm guessing you need the piston at TDC to do that. -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Haynes [mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com...
Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 14:24:46 -0500
...the ticking. > next I would turn the engine by hand to tdc # 1 (that where I always start > when I am looking at the...
Re: Fridae Question about ignition timing..
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:38:20 -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: Digifant and Fuel Injection Basic questions(long)
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:42:40 -0500
...They would like to have the "rising edge" of the trigger start around 70 degrees before TDC and the "falling" edge around 10 BTDC...
Re: Aircooled Westy - fuel problems?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 10:14:38 -0600
...be 2 turns down past touching when the piston is at TDC. > After doing so, he couldn't get the engine to fire. He...
Re: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 22 Dec 2013 13:46:18 -0600
...actuation and movement. > You can tell when it's on # 1 TDC to fire if you know what to look for. . > > S. > On 12...
Re: Fast Idle Problem & Timing Advance
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:43:17 -0400
...My question to you is what is the timeing supposed to be set at? 0 TDC? That is what my 84GL is supposed to...
Re: Diesel Vanagon Timing Advice
Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
Wed, 18 Aug 2004 07:57:05 -0500
...After I've reversed the engine and found that "zeroing" point on the injection pump, I'll rotate it back forward to TDC and...
Re: How does a leak down tester work???
Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:11:20 EST
...alternator center nut ~ Turn engine Clockwise // Once you find Number 1 TDC // Insert your test hose into number 1 cylinder then connect your air...
Re: Hydraulic lifters
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:38:44 -0700
...am working on the cylinders separately after setting the engine at TDC on each.) In the case of both of the intake valves, as...
Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:26:32 -0700
...It just works out that firing each plug at tdc for all cylinders, whether on compression, or exhaust stroke works out just fine. If...
Warning - delayed mail
Historical mailing list - NTMail
Tue, 9 Jul 1996 23:10:16 -0600
...to rest >all in the same position (roughly!) (ie- not at tdc or bdc) so when you >fire it up, the starter grabs the...
Re: How Does Timing Affect Idle Mixture?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:31:50 -0800
...First, I will back the timing off to TDC (split the difference) and > see if that helps the mixture. If not, back off the...
VW-71 BUS-CHECKING FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD VACCUM LEAKS
Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
Sun, 08 Oct 95 23:31:26 PDT
...I was getting 44 degrees of total advance at 3000rpm (even with the idle timing set at TDC) and based upon the number of...
Re: Diesel head gasket blown?
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 08:16:37 -0700
...Set crank to TDC and find and mark all the timing marks for certain before you start teardown. With the head off, turn the...
Re: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:13:22 -0500
...When I turn the cranshaft to set cylinders 1, 2,3, and 4 to TDC, how do I > know which valves/lifters belong to...
Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:06:44 -0800
...but really ..if you get it idling at around TDC or a barely a bit advanced over that ...it'll be fine. Avoid the...
Re: Bad intake valve @ 30,000 miles????
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 4 Jul 2003 09:01:58 -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: New distributor missing hall sender?
Historical mailing list - Todd
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:33:16 -0700
...My non-starting problem after installing the new distributor was that I hadn't set cylinder one to TDC and adjusted the position of...
Re: DCL
Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:39:22 -0800
...Of course, if you're working on a stuck one, put it at TDC to minimize the risk and avoid damage to your rings...
Re: !982 Diesel
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Mon, 25 Dec 2000 10:31:21 -0800
...3) rotate engine until #1 piston is at TDC. 4)loosen tensioner pulley and remove belt. 5) use $200 worth of special tools to...
Re: AW: Help with diagnosis (please)
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:07:47 +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: Aircooled Westy - fuel problems?
Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 15:58:45 -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: On with its head! (Replacing right head on an '87 2.1 l)
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:54:13 -0400
...The ONLY thing you need to do when removing the lower O-ring is to put THAT cylinder in TDC (closer to the head...
Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:17:26 -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...
My near Vanagon disaster(long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 21 Sep 2003 00:31:30 -0700
...I removed the TDC inpection plug and pryed on the flywheel-it went "clunk-clunk". That was it. I pulled the transmission tonight and...
Re: Success! (Cylinder install after removal stuck to head)
Historical mailing list - zolo
Sat, 7 Dec 2002 23:27:15 -0800
...the 3-3/8 - 3-5/8 size. > >Get the piston TDC. Clean the piston and rings. Offset the rings 90 >degrees. Position the...
Re: What is this connector for?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:47:08 -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: oil consumption
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:38:04 -0700
...You position a cylinder to TDC on compressione.........then pressurize that cylinder with compressed air through the spark plug hole... That way you can...