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• re:Type IV timing mark part # & $
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 09:01:06 -0700
  I recently bought the plastic timing mark piece for an '81 Vanagon (2.0 liter air cooled) from Camelback VW, 1499 E. Camelback Rd...
• Finding TDC on a 1600 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 10:31:30 -0000
  Hi All, The timing mark(s) on my flywheel pulley have long since rusted away. I still have the timing point on the pulley...
• timing light
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:26:30 -0700
  Where do you hook up a timing light in a vanagon? The 12V power lines. On the starter? --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check...
• Re: setting yout timing
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 1 May 2001 23:24:42 -0500
  ...BTW you can also set the timing by total advance. Set the dial on your timing light to 42 degrees, speed the motor up...
• Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:57:21 -0700
  ...not present >Can I accurately time an 82 vanagon > >Using any special type of timing light or insturment There are timing lights that let...
• Re: what is with the plug
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:08:40 -0400
  ...plays with the timing, you have to get rid of it to get a stable reading while adjusting timing. david David Beierl - Providence, RI...
• Re: strange idling
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 17:39:28 -0400
  I've reset the timing to where it was, though i didnt think it was right to begin with. I had tried to time...
• Re: 1.9ltr Vanagon timing help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:34:09 -0400
  Ken, The stock ignition timing is there for number reasons mostly related to emissions. Yes the proper timing lacks some part throttle response but...
• archives, timing
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 09:07:06 -0500
  Dear All, Can someone please remind me how to get into the famous archives? I am looking for step-by-step instructions on timing...
• Re: sluggish on take off Sorta better
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:16:57 -0400
  You can also try experimenting with the timing a bit. I've seen vans that would run much better if you moved the timing...
• Re: Digijet timing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 07:33:16 EDT
  HI all, On the question of ignition timing I would urge you to use caution when advancing the timing past specs. When the timing...
• Re: Engine Timing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 22:39:05 -0600
  ...Engine Timing >Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 21:03:36 -0600 > >If you move the timing 11 degrees advanced, then you have also moved...
• Re: '85 timing question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 13:07:41 EST
  With the Bentley manual and a timing light you can have your van back on time in no time:) It is pretty easy with...
• Timing Light Recomendation. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:52:45 -0400
  I was planning on going to Se^rs and purchasing this timing light: http://tinyurl.com/cjvvp Clamp on/inductive, advance dial, <$100. Anybody...
• Re: 1.9ltr vanagon timing help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:31:46 -0400
  Tony, the timing was not the culprit. Your timing can't change unless you change it by moving the distributor so you can't...
• Re: timing a 82 Vanagon without timing scale
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:11:30 -0600
  ...I wouldn't do any hard running until you get the timing radius arc installed. Type IV need to be set dead on at...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:53:43 -0800
  ...Also, Muir's table of static timing doesn't list my engine type > (CV). > > Does anyone have a quick "rap" on static timing for...
• Getting tdc and timing questions-1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:01:31 -0800
  ...so i think i need to play with the timing. so im wondering how you get the pulley to tdc for #1. pull the...
• 81 Vanagon Type 4 Motor Timing
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Wed, 8 Apr 2020 09:36:58 -0400
  ...I would like to replace the points and advance the timing. The problem is that I cannot advance the timing because the vacuum can...
• Timing solution
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 01:18:36 -0500
  ...I had the timing re-arranged in my 84� Westy. now I have 5� BTDC with 850 rpm and runs MUCH better than EVER...
• Re: strange idling
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 12:55:25 -0700
  ...These are > > clearly the wrong spots for timing. I marked the distributor before playing > > with timing, so i know its back where it was...
• Re: Induction Timing Light
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:42:34 -0800
  I got my timing light from Canadian Tire - it cost about 100 CAD and it has a timing advance feature that goes up to...
• Re: Timing Question
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:58:01 -0500
  John, double check your timing. Remember with an advance timing light you set the gun at 6 degrees and then line up the shallow...
• Re: Fuel injection pump and timing
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:09:14 -0500
  PerL Wrote: > As the Injection pump delivers an even pressure for the injectors, the > electronics control the injectors timing, when to open, how much...
• Kombi Problems!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Knight
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 20:36:37 +1000 (EST)
  ...I'm not sure if the tappets (//) need adjusting or judt the timing. Could it just be timing? It was lacking power, but I...
• Re: DIY compact timing light
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:32:53 -0400
  If you're just dying to build a timing light, have at it. I would "save the research time" and buy this or something...
• Re: Timing Issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 21:42:01 -0500
  ...This prevents the ignition timing from advancing so you can get it set. Actual RPM doesn't matter much however the idle stabilization system...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:16:09 -0700
  ...You can test it pretty easily with a timing light. Bentley has a procedure, but I just look at the timing mark with the...
• Re: Timing belt change frequency?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 May 1997 11:47:29 -0700
  ...Vanagons don't have fancy things like timing belts -- they have a gear-driven single camshaft with pushrods -- like all boxer VW's since...
• Re: What expected for 60,000mi svc
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:46:30 -0400
  At 14:58 4/10/2000, Kriss De Jong wrote: >He mentioned changing belts, the timing belt, fluids etc etc. and >that it will...
• Re: Friday Vanagon Gloat: almost NVC
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:10:52 GMT
  VW's timing belt spec is 100k on my wife's 2003 TDI jetta wagon. > > Then he started telling me about the $600 timing...
• Re: can't find timing marks
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:31:00 -0800
  ...Be sure to disconnect the Idle Stabilizer and reconnect the plugs to properly set the timing (at idle of course). When the timing is...
• 2.1 ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:29:49 -0700
  With gas prices as high as they are, I thought it would be a good idea to check the timing on my van prior...
• Re: timing the 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:39:31 -0800
  In my experience, the only accurate way to time a modified or high mileage engine is by setting the total timing with an adjustable...
• Adjusting Diesel timing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 18:09:04 EDT
  To adjust the timing of a diesel, without using any of the fancy tools, can be accomplished by the following. Remove the timing belt...
• Re: Timing a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:01:03 -0400
  ...Meyer wrote: >Friends---- > >Where do you set the "timing" on a 2.1 engine? It doesn't list it in my >owner's manual...
• Re: Help with Timing of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tim Belanger
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 17:27:05 EDT
  I have tried timing my van myself with a friend who is a mechanic and done it correctly according to The Bentley, using a...
• Re: Timing the watercooled?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 23:05:05 -0500
  ...If you set the timing without the retard compensated for or no vacuum your total timing will be reduced to 15 degrees advance. It...
• Dyno testing and timing changes was Re: 85 1.9L timing mark - once and for all
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:06:00 -0500
  ...I four pulls (tests) and made one change after the first two pulls to see if more timing made more power and it did...
• Re: Timing theory
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:28:09 -0400
  ...I thought >that the timing was adjusted in the digifant engines exactly the same way, >but if the ECU controls the timing then there...
• Re: Help Timing Diesel after replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - will wood
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 21:02:17 -0700
  ...Vanagon > `--()-------()-' >Its not the speed limit I worry about, its the minimum!!! > > In order to correctly set the valve timing and injector pump timing...
• Fuel air mixture or timing adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:10:46 -0700
  I heard from Karen Davis that her problem with high HC in her CA SMOG test was solved at BusLabs with a timing adjustment...
• Re: Timing/Distributer question
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:55:55 -0400
  ...Timing/Distributer question Bryan, Yes you want your timing to be around 10 degrees advanced (before top dead center) for good power. The 1...
• Re: DEAR GOD Re: timing belt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:50:46 -0500
  ...I wonder if they have timing chains??? TnC John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Eric Zeno wrote: >"No Belt...timing chain instead" > >Dear GOd. Please...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:40:49 -0700
  ...Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines Finally got to put some time into the TD injection pump seal...
• Re: timing mark on a 1.9 wbx DH block
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 10:18:35 -0700
  The V is the timing mark for setting the timing and should line up with the case split, however it seems that your timing...
• Re: 2.1 ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:23:54 -0700
  ...If we had to advance the timing 5-7 degress to get to TDC, I still need to go to the 5 degree mark...
• Re: Eurovan Timing Belt/ Waterpump seized!
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 20:17:32 -0800
  I know nothing about Eurovans, but back when I had Japanese cars, my dad taught me that whenever you change a timing belt in...
• Re: Ignition Timing - '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:06:57 -0400
  ...sharp end ofthe screw,and clip your timing light lead to the screw.I think timing is the mark on the first pulley and...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:42:14 -0500
  ...Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel > engines > > > Finally got to put some time into the TD injection pump seal...
• Re: I-4 conversion timing problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 6 May 2001 11:52:45 EDT
  You need dial-in timing light, and this allows you to use the mark on the flywheel. I need one also-any recommendations from...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:03:29 -0400
  I suspect your timing gears are not timed correctly.If you took it apart,did you change this?Try moving the distributor timing alot...
• Timing light recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Little
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:32:18 -0700
  I think I need a timing light to diagnose some odd behavior with my '90 Vanagon. Any thoughts on which models are good or...
• Re: How Does Timing Affect Idle Mixture?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 11:31:50 -0800
  ...How Does Timing Affect Idle Mixture? > Back to my main question. I have my timing advanced to 5 BTDC, which is > about 10 degrees...
• Re: Timing
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 19 May 2004 06:17:13 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Timing > I think I may have a timing issue with my 84 Westy. When reading the Bently > manual, I'm a little...
• Re: Timing belt change frequency?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 25 May 1997 15:03:45 +0000
  > Where do you live Karl, that has an engine with a timing belt? OK, so I look like an idiot now. :-o I just...
• Re: Timing Notch? on 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 14:31:01 -0700
  Lawrence Johnson wrote: > > I have some confusion regarding the timing notches on the flywheel: > -------------^---------F > -----u-----------------R > When setting the timing (Temp Sender II...
• Re: Timing Light Recomendation. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:22:36 -0400
  ...Timing Light Recomendation. (NVC) > On 9/23/2005 7:52 AM Ken Lewis wrote: > > >I was planning on going to Se^rs and purchasing...
• Re: digijet timing
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:43:51 -0400
  ...Digijet timing > > > > HI all, On the question of ignition timing I would urge you to use > > caution when advancing the timing past specs. > > When...
• Re: Fuel air mixture or timing adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 17:29:53 -0700
  ...Since her problem > symptoms were similar to mine, I would like to try and adjust the timing > or at least check the timing on...