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• Re: timing does not advance
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:18:33 -0400
  ...However, as I understand his instructions, above 3000 RPM, the timing should reach a total advance of 40 degrees. On my engine the timing...
• Re: no power in 4th
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 10:05:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Page 65 "Engine and Clutch" (Bentley Official Service Manual, stationwagon/bus 1968-1976) "Checking Vacuum Advance Cutoff" "Except for 1974 models with manual transmissions...
• Re: Front Springs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 16:58:30 -0700
  ...I can borrow one of these from > Advance Auto Parts: > https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/powerbuilt-tools-strut-spring-compressor-kit-2-piece-648627...
• Vacuum Advance/retard Dist. connections?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 5 May 2000 09:24:31 -0400
  I have been told that I have a Vacuum advance/retard distributor on my engine which was used on the 76 Bus and some...
• vacuum advance/retard control unit
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 22:14:28 -0400
  ...Might my vacuum advance/retard unit be defective? '84 1.9L Bradley Flubacher State College, PA
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2010 05:45:41 -0400
  ...The 2.1L Digifant does control the spark advance with the ECU. AFM and temp sensor are the primary spark advance signals. Since you...
• 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: 1.9 Digifant with poor milage and low top-end power.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:01:58 -0800
  ...Vacuum advance, and hoses to it ......check that also of course. To check that icetnrifugal advance is working, turn the rotor by hand ...it...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Thu, 30 Jun 2016 19:07:01 -0700
  ...That's the advantage of a timing light that you dial in the advance you want and then the strobe illuminates the TDC mark...
• Re: Replacing the vacuum advance unit
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:49:28 -0700
  It involves removing the distributor for ease of partial disassembly - ie - removing the rotating stator disc to expose the hall unit/advance plate and...
• Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:56:05 -0500
  The Digijet distributor has a mechanical advance which requires lubrication. A few drops of oil on the felt button under the rotor at every...
• 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...
• Re: timing does not advance
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 10:38:55 -0400
  ...timing does not advance > > > > >>By unplugging the temp. sensor II you cause the computer >>to not adjust the timing. ITs sounds to me as...
• Re: vacuum tee behind throttle on 1.9L engine (1984)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:23:08 -0400
  ...Does leg with >restriction go to distributor vacuum advance or does it go to emission >control system? > >Restriction was on side going to vacuum...
• Re: Distabator wobble
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Feb 1995 01:59:54 -0400
  ...is going on???? > sticking vacuum advance plus air leaks on the intake side maybe, leading to irregular advance. Bad valves cause vacuum fluctuation also...
• Re: Parts Score - Evaluation
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 02:43:29 -0400
  ...very, very early cast iron 009 distributor 36hp distributor ------ I like the early cast mechanical advance distributors (019). They have a better advance curve...
• Distributors etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 3 Mar 95 11:22:06 PST
  ...Your 009's advance curve can be measured by any good distributor shop. If you have an idea of the cam parameters and can...
• Re: '84 Westy: Does Air Conditioner Boost Idle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:01:38 -0400
  ...If it becomes slower, the circuit advances the phase of the output, advancing more as the input continues to slow. Obviously it has to...
• Re: About head temp & oil temp reading! Air cooled stuff (My Conclusion)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 15:13:04 -0600
  Timing was 8-10btdc (when possible) and 32-34 total advance (stock distributor) ---------------------- Clip ------------------------ Hope this is a typo! Max advance should be about...
• Timing Billy Bones - Need Help.
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 17:25:40 -0600
  ...I have a Craftsman Advance Timing LIght. Billy is a Digifant. After all I've been through, am I going to have to give...
• Re: Overall Timing Advance, Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:00:48 -0600
  ...I am experimenting with timing now and am curious what the rule is for overall advance with this engine. Thanks, Jonathan Poole On Sat...
• Timing theory
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:39:30 -0600
  ...And, how about advances. My 84 has a vacuum advance built into the distributor, does the digifant (I guess I could look in the...
• Has anyone tried Pertonix Points? What do you think of them?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:34:33 -0400
  ...I understand that they only work with vacuum advance distributors and are not for use with van's originally equipped with Electronic Ignition. Were...
• Re: Fuse box manipulation
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:09:27 -0300
  ...who are fuse box savvy have any cautions, insights, or tips besides > ground strap disconnections in advance of the work? Thanks in advance. > Al
• Re: Induction Timing Light
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:28:56 -0600
  I have an induction timing light but without the advance. What do you use the advance for? Noel Cookson '88 GL -----Original Message----- From...
• Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:37:40 -0500
  ...Thanks in advance Joe Technical Manager Alfons Haar Inc. 150 Advanced Dr. Springboro, Ohio 45066 937.560.2031 main 937.560.2032 fax 937...
• AFM Tuning was: Me and our '88 are glad to be back
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 17:04:11 -0700
  >Gary Stearns <gstearns@SPRINTMAIL.COM> > Hi Listees! > > Haven't been here since August / September of '98. ---snip--- Welcome back! ---snip--- >Spring on AFM advanced...
• Re: Advanced Timing OK?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:36:15 -0400
  ...Are you saying you are running yours 19 degrees BTDC or 19 degrees advanced over stock, as in 14 degrees BTDC? http://www.vanagain...
• Re: Mystery module. what the heck is it? '72
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  20 Sep 96 09:54:11 EDT
  ...It is in regards to the vacuum advance cutoff switch mounted above the engine with the heater blower on 1972, 73 and auto trans...
• 1990 GL For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jon Baker
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:01:10 -0700
  ...Jon Baker Advanced e:Solutions jbaker@advancedesolutions.com 602.692.5021
• Re: Looking for a 83-85 distributor
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 11:31:15 -0400
  Excuse the unknowing question and possible thread jack but how do you check the vacuum advance? I have an 84 with a terrible time...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Apr 2001 - Special issue (#2001-478)
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:10:20 -0600
  ...In the case of your Digijet Vanagon you have a vacuum advance (and centrifical?) that advances the timing based on the intake's vacuum...
• Distributors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 13:05:45 -0800
  ...Around this same time I ran across some articles describing this problem, and they mentioned the 009 distributor's lack of vacuum advance (it...
• Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:06:44 -0800
  ...Rotate dist the opposte way the rotor turns ..that advances timing ..advance the timing noting it idling faster and faster .. when idle speed no...
• Re: Ignorant glow plug question
  Historical mailing list - Sue Booth
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 01:48:48 +0100
  The cold start cable on you diesel Westy is actually a timing=20 advance cable. When the vehicle is turned off, you should not...
• Timing Adjust = loss of power?
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:26:20 -0700
  ...Apparently it was 5 degrees to advanced (I might have set it that way on purposes, I cant remember). Anyway, she seems much weaker...
• 84GL distributor
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:13:49 -0800
  ...What is involved with popping out the distributor and turning it slightly so the rubber tube on the vacuum advance doesn't destroy itself...
• Re: Calif. Smog Fail and Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:09:10 -0700
  ...What are you running? I'm running mid-grade after Chris at GoWesty told me it's fine. >It comes down to timing advance...
• Timing Done - Idles Rough (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:45:20 -0600
  ...Ryan suggested the following method (I'm using a Craftsman Advance timing light with a dial on the end): Hi Warren, Well the advance...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 27 May 2010 23:15:21 -0400
  ...The distributor has mechanical (centrifugal), > advance, and vacuum advance and retard. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Distributor Worn?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 06:10:19 GMT
  '66 bug or van engine with mechanical-advance-only distributor... I have to set the points at .022" (instead of .016") to get a...
• Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Fri, 8 Jan 2010 21:51:54 -0800
  Yes the timming is set correct�and I have moved it both ways (advanced and retarded)�to see if that would help and it...
• Re: Pressure Bleeding the Clutch slave/master
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 23 May 2005 11:08:44 -0400
  I think advance auto for $30.
• Re: 1.9l timing setting
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Smola
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:27:42 -0600
  ...Anyway, I have set my ignition timing at 8 degrees BTDC at idle, with a full advance of around 36-38 degrees. There are...
• Re: Digijet timing
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:41:11 -0400
  ...Digijet timing Steve is right! What your really looking for is "full" advance setting. On my 84, the second vacuum line retards the spark...
• Re: Calif. Smog Fail and Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:02:46 -0700
  ...It comes down to timing advance or fuel octane or both. fwiw ...I tuned a GW 23. really carefully ( I generally make sure it...
• Paint job for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:37:36 -0700
  hi all, In advance I apologize for this overly broad topic... I plan to have a tintop vanagon to be painted. Before going out...
• Re: 009's from brazil
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 09 May 1996 09:34:30
  ...Of course, you should use the appropriate timing; a late bus is supposed to be timed at 8 degrees advanced, as I recall, but...
• how to HOT-WIRE a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 16:25:22 -0800
  ...Thanks in advance, John _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
• Carfax anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:01:54 -0700
  Can anyone run this VIN for me? YV1LW572XT2225304. Many thanks in advance.
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:22:53 -0700
  ...For me,as an amateur wrench, I had trouble "seeing" that for the full advance timing method, the ~ 35º BTDC mark on crank pulley...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 2 Jul 2016 11:21:47 -0400
  ...Set the new "Advance Timing Light" to zero Used the onboard tach to read 3000 rpm Adjusted timing to line up with the new...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 23 May 2007 19:24:53 -0400
  ...If I were to advance the timing at all I "Might" go to 0 (TDC) but I wouldn't advance a 1.9 more...
• Re: Engine retardation (way too long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:14:35 -0700
  ...What's the total advance spec for a 1.9l? At what rpm? Vacuum hoses hooked up? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type...
• Hookup for vacuum advance
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 09:46:41 -0600 (CST)
  ...I want to trade out for the vacuum advanced distributor that was intended for the '71/34pict setup. Can someone please inform me regarding...
• Re: weird flooding engine (very weird)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:07:07 -0400
  ...The last thing I did was rebuild/lubricate the moving parts that make up the timing advance in the distributor. I believe it was...
• carfax request~
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:32:20 -0500
  if someone could please run the following vin: WVWKG61J14D099585 thanks in advance, Sudhir
• Could you run a carfax, please?
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:50:50 -0700
  Hello, VIN: 4M2ZV12T91DJ02343 � Thank you in advance, Chris C
• Re: Manassas
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Tue, 19 May 1998 22:08:40 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-19 14:16:21 EDT, spr9c@UNIX.MAIL.VIRGINIA.EDU writes: << Apologies in advance for the empty note...
• Re: VW-TIMING ON A '71 BUS
  Historical mailing list - dworkin
  Fri, 6 Jan 1995 20:16:16 -0800 (PST)
  ...I think his idea of checking the advance over its entire range is a good one. The Bentley manual gives advances at 3 RPM...