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• Re: Setting time timing - unexpectedly need help.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:06:15 -0500
  A loose distributor clamp will cause the distributor to turn with the rotor direction which will actually retard the timing. I would hope that...
• Re: 1.8 timming
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 18:37:45 -0800
  ...At 800 rpm idle you want this splotch to line up with the bell housing pointer when viewed under your strobe timing light. The...
• Re: Digijet Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:20:45 -0700
  hooked up my timing light and played with the AFM idle CO bypass adjuster screw -- it was about 1/2 turn open from the...
• Eurovan timing belt
  Historical mailing list - W Li
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 09:41:36 -0800
  This fall you posted a note re replacement of the Euro timing belt. Well just a note of thanks! I took your advice, and...
• TIICo timing issues
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:06:29 -0400
  ...However, the timing checks out right at 6-7 degrees btdc at 1500 rpm. That's right on spec. Should I retard the timing...
• Timing proceedure: 2.1 Watercooled; Bentley page 28.42 Digifant.
  Historical mailing list - Dom
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 04:12:42 +1000
  Bentley outlines three techniques for adjusting the ignition timing on p.28.42 (I miss the old test-lamp proceedure for the type 2...
• Advancing timing of WHAT?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 09:03:05 -0700
  ...OLD cars used to have an ignition timing lever on the steering column. > Hope this info helped I'm not sure... > Thought is our...
• Re: Vanagon Ignition Timing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 02:59:19 UT
  Dennis, Thanks for the clear reply on the reasons for the Vanagon timing specs. I do set the timing "by the book" by disconnecting...
• Re: Timing Belt...
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 10:55:30 -0800
  For all Zen people our Koan of the day: What is the sound of the timing belt snapping? Bj�rn
• ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Fri, 16 May 2003 15:37:52 EDT
  Sorry, it is for 2.1L digifant system.1987 What sequence do I follow to set timing? Sidney in New Orleans
• Re: timing these beasts
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 17:35:17 -0700
  I have a small 12 volt gel cell battery I just hook the timing light to that. Pat Callaghan
• Re: Digijet timing
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:41:11 -0400
  I didn't see any difference in timing when I disconnected the vacuum lines. Did you? Haynes says to disconnect them when setting the...
• Tune Up Question: Distributor & Timing
  Historical mailing list - johnny89
  Thu, 28 Dec 1995 16:12:00 -0300
  ...But the timing chart notes: 5 degrees ATDC, strobe timing mark at idle vaccum hose on. Ok, here's the problem. I'm doing...
• Re: 1.9L Timing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hobbs
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 06:58:28 -0400
  ...1.9L Timing I can't decide if I've set my timing properly or not. When I added a salvaged A/C system...
• Re: Timing how to.
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:58:29 -0800
  Before Having a hissy fit over the timing , I would check for exhaust leaks most of the time this causes backfiring on deceleration, next...
• Re: [vjmc] tune up sequence- Timing Tools
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:43:35 -0400
  Hi Bill, If you're gonna use a timing light, I'd say a dwell meter is pretty much indispensable. Switch it to the...
• Re: digijet timing
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:29:05 -0500
  ...Digijet timing > HI all, On the question of ignition timing I would urge you to use > caution when advancing the timing past specs. > When...
• Please help with carb, timing, & idle!
  Historical mailing list - johnny89
  Sat, 30 Dec 1995 13:04:54 -0300
  ...Martin Sage gave me some timing specifications for a Bosch 009, and I placed the timing marks on my pulley to those specs. My...
• 1.9 L timing
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 7 May 2001 18:11:32 -0500
  ...1.9L timing help all this discussion about timing........I feel like my van could be running better (more power etc). I'm taking...
• Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 04:53:37 -0800
  ...The notch is the timing mark. I have never seen a diesel van pressure plate without the 2 tabs on either side of the...
• Re: Major Hesitation and Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Sun, 09 Feb 1997 13:22:56 -0500
  Does anyone know how to adjust the timing on an 85 Vanagon (Digijet). I have the Bentley manual, but can't find an actual...
• Ignition Timing Setting??
  Historical mailing list - Jack Ck.
  Mon, 16 Jun 1997 22:36:36 -0700
  Does anyone know how to set the ignition timing on a 87 Vanagon and has a used Service Manual for sale?
• Timing '91
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 15:28:13 -0500
  Is there any thing special in timing procedure? Can I do with standard gun or does it need to be done inshop?
• Re: 1.9L Timing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hobbs
  Sat, 16 Sep 2000 18:42:40 -0400
  ...1.9L Timing I can't decide if I've set my timing properly or not. When I added a salvaged A/C system...
• 1.9L Timing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:50:27 EDT
  I can't decide if I've set my timing properly or not. When I added a salvaged A/C system several years ago...
• Re: Timing Help
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:04:30 -0400
  ...You will see this with the timing light -- the timing will be jumping all around. Leaving the vacuum hoses connected is consistent with the...
• Re: sudden timing advance change/Tiico
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 21:47:05 -0800
  ...Is that the only thing the "retards" timing? Can't I disconnect it temporarily to check if it is giving bad signals? PS the...
• Setting timing on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 3 Jul 2004 21:42:02 -0700
  I have a question about setting the timing on a 2.1L First off , which is the #1 cylinder? Is it the front passengerside...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:59:46 -0700
  ...VW provides a cam timing indicator so the valve timing phase can be checked against cylinder #1 TDC. Once timing for #1 is correct...
• Tuning/Timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:08:17 -0600
  ...Timing issues I'm sure, but if any one has any tips about how best to tackle this detonation-under-load issue, or tips...
• Re: Tuning/Timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:54:41 -0600
  John, those engine timing instructions were precisely what I needed .......clear, precise, and to the point. I'll get on it this morning. Thanks...
• Re: Timing how to.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 02:22:17 -0600
  ...Timing how to. > Can anyone point me to a good tool, timing light and instructions so I > can set my bus to > stop backfiring...
• idle timing variability
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 7 Feb 95 10:18:30 PST
  ...Matt Bushore <mbushore@icaen.uiowa.edu> When I am trying to set my timing, it varies a few degrees justidiling., I am assuming that...
• ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:51:06 -0600
  Hi everyone, I'm trying to set the timing on my newly installed AVP engine (88 wbx manual tranny). According to what I've...
• Re: Timing belt change frequency?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 May 1997 11:04:54 +0200
  Sorry, I tried to write: >Diesels have a timing belt too, even in US, don't forget 'em. Helmut '80 Camper
• Re: Setting time timing - unexpectedly need help.
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:32:45 -0800
  ...Setting time timing - unexpectedly need help. > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Monday, December 12, 2011, 3:34 PM > I had hoped to turn...
• Eurovan timing belt
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 12:38:00 -0500
  When I had Rabbit/Golf/Jetta's I used the following milage rules for timing belts: 8 valve engines: 60,000 miles 16 valve...
• Re: DEAR GOD Re: timing belt
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:12:17 -0700
  I thought everybody knew that timing chains were only standard on the carbureted engines. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Fw: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle now timing 5 BTDC
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:26:19 -0600
  ...Can sombody point me to a link that explains how to set the timing to stock or to the 5 BTDC people have been...
• Re: Timing question: Digifant I system
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:44:45 -0400
  ...Shoot the timing light at the timing marks and turn the distributor until they line up per the manual. In the Vanagon I like...
• Re: Timing
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 21:53:34 -0400
  There should be two timing marks on your pulley. The mark closest to the engine crankcase is a sharp cut V. On the same...
• The details of Motronic
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 00:58:31 -0400
  ...Motronic (long) Individual spark timing: The ECU controls spark timing and calculates this for each plug individually making for very precise ignition timing. Minor...
• Need help with timing
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 17:53:55 -0400
  ...Which is the timing mark? Does the vacuum line have to be disconnected when checking the timing? Bentley doesn't indicate this. Just says...
• Timing Issues
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 15:31:47 -0600
  ...Third - timing Engine now starts, runs ok, but once warmed up and I disconnect thee Temp II sensor - it runs like crap. Like running...
• Timing marks 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 2 May 2001 09:20:58 -0700
  With all this discussion on timing, I went to look at my 2.1 and found that there is a single notch on the...
• Re: I-4 conversion timing problem
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 May 2001 12:10:20 -0700
  I use a 'Canadian Tire' variable timing light. There is a wheel on the timing light can can go from 10 degree ATDC to...
• Re: your 1.9 liter motor needing more power
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 19:45:24 -0600
  ...Why not try this first.....Change the ignition timing of your van from 5 degrees after top dead center to either zero degrees top...
• Re: Timing belt - Subie engines
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:45:22 -0700
  At 6/13/2007 09:10 PM, brady horrace wrote: >Hey Subi gurus >I just wanted to chime in here on the timing belt...
• 85 Ignition Timing?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 1997 09:25:13 -0600
  Can anyone please tell me what my timing should be set to? I don't think the dealer set it corectly. 85 vanagon panel...
• ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Fri, 16 May 2003 15:36:53 EDT
  I have the Bentley but dont understand how to check my timing now that I have disturbed the distributor, archives are down. Sidney in...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:39:59 -0700
  ...That shouldn't affect timing since it is done w.r.t. the TDC mark, but If I change the valve timing belt changes...
• Re: 1.6 TD Motor...Timing help....
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 23:10:42 -0700
  I use the timing marks on the v-belt pulley. I take a paint marker and put a dot on the arrow on the...
• Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:44:14 -0500
  I found this extremely helpful when changing my timing belt on 1.6 Jetta... Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12...
• Re: timing belt
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:00:37 -0400
  If you have the original engine which is a WBX, it does not have a timing belt. Gina wrote: >my 85 Vanagon GL has...
• Re: Anyone have a used timing belt cover for a 1.9l diesel block?
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 20:33:58 -0400
  ...I had heard that you had to > make a few snips, but what I found was more then that. > > My timing belt cover will...
• Re: Timing Belt...
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 09:40:36 -0500
  Alain Thibault wrote: > Does somebody knows if timing belt needs to be changed every 100 000 > m.on the Vanagon.<snip> Is it Friday...
• Timing how to.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 24 Nov 2003 11:13:08 -0600
  Can anyone point me to a good tool, timing light and instructions so I can set my bus to stop backfiring on release of...
• Re: Tuning/Timing
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:35:33 -0800
  ...It may require some fiddling to keep it in that range as you adjust the timing. -point the timing light at the crank pulley...
• Re: What is pinging? (Was Re: 73 bus / timing question...)
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 13:04:24 -0700
  ...It shouldn't hurt anything, as > >long as the engine isn't pinging (it will be more likely to ping with > >advanced timing) > > What...
• Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:46:19 -0400
  ...wrote: >Can I accurately time an 82 vanagon > >Using any special type of timing light or insturment There are timing lights that let you...