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• Re: timing belt?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Sep 94 11:09:21 ADT
  > >Sami, with timing belt envy. Don't be jealous, you don't want one. It's how you connect the overhead cam that works...
• Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Sat, 20 Oct 2001 12:22:17 -0700
  ...Start to finish it takes about 3h to do a Diesel timing belt and special > tools are needed - it is well worth the expense...
• Re: head gaskets, my turn
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:15:27 -0600
  >One question I was asked at the shop is 'has the timing belt ever been >replaced?" As I don't recall a relevant discussion...
• Re: '66 bus w/ flickering oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Apr 1994 21:31:23 -0600
  ...The only problems that I've had with temperature since then have been improper timing (too much advance) and too much boogie (sustained 70mph...
• Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:26:34 -0500
  ...About the only significant improvement I made was when I >checked and slightly adjusted the ignition timing. The timing was a >little off and...
• Tiico conversion issues....
  Historical mailing list - Adam Brooks
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 13:02:47 -0600
  ...Looking at the timing with a timing light, the timing appears to jump around when this happens. I double-checked all the connections, and...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:42:36 -0400
  ...Now to do the timing of the WBX. I found my old timing light from Sears 1971 vintage I suspect it's NG. I...
• Re: Vanagon Ignition Timing
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 10:53:11 -0500
  TABRUN writes: > Working with my 87 & 91 Vanagons I've been surprised how sensitive > they are to slight changes in ignition timing. After timing...
• Re: a simple wiper question
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:06:23 -0500
  ...source, and price for the variable timing wiper relay? (The unit that allows one to set the timing interval?) Cheers, Dave C. Williamsburg, VA...
• Re: Boston Bob Engine - Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 23:27:08 -0500
  Frank wrote: <Never saw a vehicle with proper valve and ignition timing draw less than 15 inches at sea level. Yes, it seems strange...
• Rich mixture/excessive fuel use
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:19:51 -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: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:40:26 -0700
  ...If I hook a timing light to the spark wires and crank -- no spark. However, if I hook a wire to the middle connector...
• Re: How much would this cost
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:13:31 -0500
  ...I need to get that timing belt off the garage shelf and into my '97 Jetta. Nothing would be stoooooopider than bending valves when...
• Re: I didnt pass emissions---why?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:10:24 -0800
  As I remember it, the garage usually makes the timing late. Make sure the ignition cables are good and the plugs are good. You...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:59:37 -0400
  ...2007 11:43 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc I'm waiting for the answers on this...
• PS Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:06:00 -0400
  At 04:21 PM 10/22/2008, David Beierl wrote: Erm...620mm/72 = 8.61...mm last I looked. And as Mark said, the...
• Timing Done - Idles Rough (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:45:20 -0600
  Hi all, and thanks to everyone who offered timing tips. I began a pmail with Ryan Press who was VERY helpful. Ryan suggested the...
• Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 18:20:24 -0800
  Ken, My experience with early 80s VW flywheels is they are all a POS when it comes to their timing marks. The best thing...
• Re: Help with Distributor removal/replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:17:52 -0600
  ...Set points to .016, set timing to 7.5, Mark your fan timing notch with white out or something else that makes it easy...
• Re: Engine retardation (way too long)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:29:28 -0700
  ...With older engines, I prefer to use an advance timing light to set the total advance at the specified RPM and let the initial...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 06:13:01 -0400
  ...I found my old timing light from Sears 1971 vintage I suspect it's NG. >> I'm headed down to my Sears store for...
• Re: Inductive Tach for tuning
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 26 Dec 2013 23:20:07 -0800
  I 'suppose' if one wanted to say, make sure a 1.9 wbxr engine with purely mechanical controls for timing advance ( centrifugal and vacuum...
• Re: Off idle Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 08:11:26 EST
  Terry; What about timing advance? The digijet system has both mechanical and vacuum advance. Do you have a timing light? Let me know. Drive...
• Re: I need help from my air-cool budy's, timing questions!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 01:49:49 -0400
  ...Adjusting the timing by "feeling" is a good way to overheat the motor, or burn valves, or burn pistons.<<< Yes it is better than...
• Injector timing question
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 07:02:41 -0700
  Does anyone happen to know what the injector pulse time is for idle and maximum RPM for a Digijet? William
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:47:47 -0700
  Hmmmm.... Seems that engine conversions are becoming more of a religous war than tires... Happy Friday, Jeff
• Re: Digijet Timing Marks
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 1 May 2001 08:43:38 -0700
  ...Digijet Timing Marks > Ok, I went through this exact same thing. First it drove me nuts that > setting the timing to the specifications causes...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:49:13 -0400
  ...The first thing I'd check is the ignition timing. Free, too. > > Start by setting the timing, with the idle stabilizer bypassed, to 10...
• Too much ignition advance ??
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 10:09:27 -0500
  Have any of you ever noticed your timing advance too much at higher rpms ? I have a stock centrifugal/vacuum advance distributor on my...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 15:33:16 -0500
  ...What do you mean by "adjusting the >signal phase (timing) on the fly"? That can only be by adjusting either >the pulse width itself...
• Re: Timing belt - Subie engines
  Historical mailing list - brady horrace
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:10:46 -0700
  Hey Subi gurus I just wanted to chime in here on the timing belt thread. I thought you guys in the Subi world said...
• Re: He's Alive, He's Alive, HE'S ALIVE!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:46:37 -0500
  ...What's the best way to set the timing >(I even went out and bought a timing light!). > >When ole Billy started up, well...
• Re: Oil light flickering-Subaru cold start noises.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:28:19 EST
  ...I had it towed to the dealership, where it was determined that a timing belt was broken, and that the timing belt was a...
• Re: six guys update
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:19:57 -0700
  ...CR@PPY timing for a breakdown, eh? Great PLACE for a breakdown, but bad timing. LOL Great for building some character though! :o) Drew...
• Re: Air cooled oil leak/timing
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Sat, 17 May 2003 21:51:41 -0400
  ...Air cooled oil leak/timing -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:02:47 -0400
  ...I was told to advance the timing a couple of degrees past specs. And to replace the water temp sensor two. I did both...
• Re: Where NOT to take your Volkswagen in SE MI
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 17:39:50 EST
  Do they really not have a timing light and a multimeter that reads milliamps?
• Re: Bogging 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:25:28 -0700
  i've seen this too, play with the timing a few degrees off of spec, it may solve the problem...
• Re: TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 17:10:50 -0600
  ...Put some white or yellow paint in the new notch to help you set the timing. ( this method is for non advance timing lights...
• Re: Diesel valve troubles?
  Historical mailing list - LAWS HOME
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 19:52:01 -0400
  I don't know about your head ( the vans) or your valves, but if you come out of this unscathed, CHANGE your timing belt...
• Re: TDI no vanagon content.
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 10:24:49 -0500
  ...The 99 and newer TDIs have a 40,000 mile timing belt change interval. If you are interested in keeping that thing under warranty...
• Re: timing belt?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Sep 94 10:53:46 bst
  ...flat 4 type engine. >The subaru is however 'blessed' with 2! timing belts- so what's up? The only connection between the Subaru and...
• Re: Diesel timing tool
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 21:00:15 -0800 (PST)
  At 09:10 PM 12/17/96 -0600, VWnut@smus.bc.ca wrote: >Anyone know where to get the gauge for timing a diesel...
• Timing mark
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 3 Sep 96 23:26:17 UT
  Which mark do I use to set the timing? The one on the rear (larger) pulley or the one on the closer (smaller) pulley...
• Re: Dyno testing and timing changes was Re: 85 1.9L timing mark - o...
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:06:46 -0800
  > >I also think that for the amount of knowledge that you possess your posts >to >the list are far too short. I think you...
• Re: DEAR GOD Re: timing belt
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:05:26 +0000
  ...You or any one talking about timing belt changes, >arguing with someone that it is a timing chain in vanagon engine. > If you insist...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:21:28 +0000
  ...Put a timing light on it, rev it by hand, and watch to > >>> see if > >>> it returns to the proper idle timing. Did you...
• Re: backfiring?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:50:34 -0500
  ...Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:30:55 -0400 > > So, with a new distributor in place, and the timing set to as close as > we...
• Re: NOx emissions (WAS: '85 Westy failing Pa. emissions) 3 way cats
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:34:00 -0500
  ...Over advance timing also contributes to > NOx. > Just wanted to add that the over-advance of the timing causes early expansion of the combustion...
• Timing and CO setting / oli leak.
  Historical mailing list - PhamA
  Sun, 16 May 1999 08:55:35 -0700
  ...a) the timing b) the CO The engine's just recently and completely rebuilt by Fast German Auto in Santa Ana, CA. There is...
• Sticky distributor advance?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:52:32 -0400
  ...I got my ancient Heathkit timing light out. Timing appears to be near TDC, and mark "moves" when engine accelerates. John Lauterbach Macon, GA...
• wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 00:55:08 -0500
  ...And I don't know why any one would want to use a subaru engine that has two timing belts that have to be...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:30:49 -0400
  ...Is your idle stabilizer working correctly? You can check it pretty easily on our 1.9l engines with Digijet by putting on a timing...
• Re: [Vanagon-EngConv] TIICO. Exhaust solved, now timing.
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:53:55 EDT
  Sean- If it's any consolation, coolant issues are significantly simplified with the I-4 solution. -Blaine
• Re: I didnt pass emissions---why?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:02:45 -0500
  Check your ignition timing,and they say to put some gasohol or alcohol in your tank for bueno emissions.
• 84 Vanagon timing advance troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 20:44:49 -0500
  ...I've tried and tried to set my timing per tencentlife's recommendation of setting to full advance, but for the life of me...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:00:57 -0800
  ...0 - 2 @ 1050 RPM w/o vacuum and basic timing >>> 2 - 6 @1300 RPM w/o vacuum and basic timing >>> 12 - 16 @2400 RPM...
• Re: Timing
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:21:01 -0700
  ...Timing It has been My understanding for Many Years that the General Rule Of Thumb for Eng' Ing' Timing Advance is that what ever...
• Re: 81
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:54:38 -0500
  ...I used this procedure last weekend and got the timing within 4 degrees checked later with a timing light - close enough to run! Then...
• ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 10:43:35 -0700
  THe subject says it all- what are the potential consequences of a busted timing belt in a diesel I4 engine? Are the valves interfering...