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• Re: Update on the New Engine Timing Issue..
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 12:33:09 -0400
  ...Start with the engine at TDC (aligning the case notch with the big flywheel notch); line up the distributor cap, and connect the wires...
• Re: Cylinder 1 location
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:07:32 -0700
  ...that indicates TDC of #1 cylinder. The mark on engine pulley should line up with "0" on your static timing scale when rotor lines...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:25:48 -0700
  ...These impulses are used for spark timing but also for TDC input . The computer uses this input to reference crankshaft position. The Motronic has...
• 1.9L to 1600 T-1 Distributor
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:39:38 -0400
  ...Well lets Oops again i had the crank on BTDC not TDC. So now im simply 180 deg out. SOOOO put the gear rotate...
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  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 26 May 2017 11:07:28 -0700
  ...visible mark on your pulley exactly 2" clockwise (CW) from the TDC U-notch. This will denote 35degrees before top-dead-center (BTDC). This...
• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:25:12 -0500
  ...Maybe the distributor gear is not align? >>>> > >>>> > The basic of TDC >>>> > http://www.benplace.com/tdc.htm >>>> > >>>> > Ben >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18...
• Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 00:27:11 -0700
  ...is installed" Why? Is it becvause it has been set at TDC? DFoes this mean I could set the pulley wheel correctly as well...
• Re: funky horn issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:10:26 -0500
  ...issues, in that it only works when i turn the >wheel- TDC is dead spot. How do i open the steering wheel and clean...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:04:02 -0700
  ...These impulses are used for spark timing but also for TDC input . The computer uses this input to reference crankshaft position. The Motronic has...
• Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 04:47:22 -0600
  ...You will know it is at TDC by the flyweel > mark when the groove on the inside of the injector pump pulley is adjacent...
• Leakdown testing as requested
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:10:26 -0500
  ...Set engine to TDC #1. Calibrate test gauge per the instructions. Lock engine so it can not turn. Conect hose to spark plug hole...
• Help with Timing of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 08:24:57 -0400
  ...Only a single mark to show TDC. I did notice the pulley does have some partial holes in the back of the pulley that...
• Re: Help with Timing of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:33:46 -0500
  ...Help with Timing of Vanagon Should my Van have two marks or only 1 mark? Usually you have 1 mark to represent TDC and...
• Re: hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 03:52:15 -0600
  ...I adjusted each cylinder to TDC then adjusted each valve 1 and 1/2 turns in. But looking at my adjusting screw it appears...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:11:23 -0400
  ...On the >crankshaft, if the timing mark is at TDC, does that mean that the #1 >cylinder is at TDC? YES, BUT NOT NECESSARILY...
• Re: Digijet Timing Marks
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:26:07 -0400
  ...Digijet Timing Marks > Last night I scratched a TDC mark straight across to the back flange > (closest to the block) and measured the distance...
• Re: Fw: Distributor Drive Gear on 2000cc aircolled motor
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 23:12:36 -0700
  Adam, On the Type IV VW engine, if installed correctly, with #1 piston at TDC on its compression stroke, your distributor drive should have...
• Help Timing Diesel after replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
  Sun, 24 Nov 1996 21:46:29 -0800
  ...I set the engine to TDC and the camshaft, IMHO, was properly set (I didn't put a valve thru a cylinder). The injector...
• Re: '85 timing question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 23:50:16 -0500
  ...FYI there is also a more circular mark on the next-outer pulley edge -- that's TDC. The other mark has the 5 degrees...
• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 1 May 2010 10:17:53 -0700
  ...advance? Brian, First, Page 28.33 Bentley VV85: "- set crankshaft to TDC on No. 1 cylinder - insert drive shaft so that off-set slot...
• no idle after cylinder head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Craig
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:57:40 -0700
  ...the main crankshaft nut in order to turn cylinder 1 to TDC. Basically, the notch was in line with the distributor. After adjusting the...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:42:35 -0800
  ...Valve adjustment advice Bentley says to back out the adjusting screw until it is flush with the rocker arm, then turn engine to TDC...
• Head gasket/spacer on T4 engine?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Mar 1996 18:00:14 -0600
  OK, I took the engine out of my '72 to find the oil leaks, and wanting to find TDC (once and for all). I...
• Valve Adj. Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Linderfelt
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 09:28:59 +0800
  ...I followed Muir's procedure of adjusting in numbered sequence with 1/2 rotation for each cylinder, starting at TDC for cylinder 1. Is...
• Re: The hottest engine swap going?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 17 May 2007 18:35:33 -0400
  It could be done now, but the TDCI is not available in the US, and there is no parts infrastructure either. If you're...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 11 Nov 1998 21:15:30 -0800
  ...My = mechanic thinks that the TDC sensor has worked loose and is rubbing on = the flywheel. Has anyone heard of this? Your thoughts appreciated...
• Re: He's Alive, He's Alive, HE'S ALIVE!
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 15:26:47 -0800
  ...deg and then adjust the distributor until the center of the TDC flat (the sort of U shaped one, not the V notch) on...
• Valve Adjustment-Help!
  Historical mailing list - PhamA
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:55:02 -0700
  ...The Bentley calls out 2 CW turns after the adjustment screw touch the valve stem at TDC; however it doesn't say any thing...
• Re: Measuring deck height
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:04:45 EST
  ...pictured setup, that you can use the dial gauge to determine TDC *and* deck height? >> Yes. Tom, my man, I'm not trying to...
• Digifant stock timing = poor performance?
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Thu, 1 May 2003 20:18:59 -0400
  ...I've searched the archives, and it seems that some folks like to run their timing setting a little bit before TDC for more...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:51:14 -0800
  ...Try TDC >or 2 BTDC. > Jay I'm confused: The idle speed was fine (950 or so) at 5BTDC without the stabilizer. When I...
• Re: Watercooled Mexican Microbusses (long)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:25:55 -0800
  ...Gasoline timing marks? I thought you were putting a TD into your loaf? In any case if all you need is a TDC mark...
• Re: Distributors revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 1994 17:02:16 -0800
  ...If you removed the old distributor without lining the engine up at #1 TDC, then line the engine up there first. Remember, our 4...
• Re: Timing lights
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 22:03:38 -0700
  ...I am at about 1,200 feet. > >On a Solex equipped 1600DP, 009, etc, 10degrees before TDC is the right >starting place. I don...
• Re: Dist Driveshaft Installation ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:52:16 -0800
  >| If your engine is at TDC, and ... >| >| if you install your distributor driveshaft 180 degrees out, can you simply >| change the placement of your...
• 1.9L Timing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:50:27 EDT
  ...The pulley has two marks on it, the one on the middle belt groove is wide and shallow and I assume is TDC while...
• Re: ticking sound from engine
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 21:20:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I was suggesting that the fastidious, tinkering driver might >...roll the motor to TDC #1 and check the valve clearance, (only to know that...
• Engine Swap: Gosh I feel stupid!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 17:55:26 -0700
  ...While I was doing this I decided to move the engine to TDC to see how things looked... much to my surprise the cam...
• Re: 1.9ltr vanagon timing help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:13:31 -0400
  ...is the timing mark and that the U mark is the TDC.<br> My pulley has the V notch to the left of the...
• Re: 1.6 TD Motor...Timing help....
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:57:59 -0400
  ...Maybe you will need to remove one of the glow-plugs and a dial indicator to determine TDC, and then scribe some reference marks...
• Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 14:07:50 -0400
  ...Anyone have a good solution to marking the 180 degree spot opposite the TDC notch? I have a scratch mark drawn, but I am...
• timing mark on a 1.9 wbx DH block
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 11:03:19 -0600
  ...Is left before or after TDC? The pulley on the motor does not look exactly like the pulley for the 1.9 wbx in...
• Re: suspicious Wire
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 09:11:42 -0700
  This sounds like the rarely-seen Top Dead Center (TDC) sensor that some of the Type IV motors came equiped with. It's supposed...
• Re: Valve Adjustment-Help! (and Digijet Timing)
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:02:14 -0700
  ...The Bentley calls out 2 CW turns after the adjustment screw touch the valve stem at TDC; however it doesn't say any thing...
• 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 23 May 2017 19:04:25 +0000
  ...By the time I've got the van up on the lift, the spark plugs removed and the #1 piston at TDC with the...
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 13:16:34 PST
  ...This means that the valve lash reading will be constant >>for about 90 degrees either side of TDC (crank rotation) for the cylinder being...
• Re: What is this connector??
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 18:23:45 -0400
  ...It is the TDC sensor, a vestigial tail of sorts from a Rube Goldberg "diagnosis" center that VW had back in the 1970's...
• Leak down test... or not (Video)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:41:19 -0400
  ...This is a Subi engine but it's all the same stuff, when you know how to find TDC you can do a LDT...
• looking forward to more dyno results from Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 17:12:44 -0600
  ...and hill climbing over the stock timing of 5 degrees after TDC. I just wanted to get the new HP and torque curves on...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:15:44 -0800
  ...Right now, the timing is at TDC. > I will set to spec when I get it > > running, but I would think it > would start...
• Re: Leak down test----what do I need, I already have the spark plug-s chraeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 07:25:55 -0500
  ...To use, for each cylinder, set it o TDC on the compression stroke. Secure the crank with wrench on crank pulley or place transmission...
• RE: Tuning Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Apr 1994 16:10:52 -0600
  ...How much clearance is there from the end of the spark plug >to the top of the piston at TDC. Why not use that...
• Re: Oil Pressure Guage, Kohl-Weiss, TDC sender
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Sep 94 20:21:46 EDT
  ...questions... > > And one last one instigated by the search for David Carment's silver secret. > TDC sensor As I understand it this was designed...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:54:47 -0600
  ...The thing that I am not able to understand at the moment, is, I have the cylinder at TDC. If I set zero lash...
• Re: diesel injection pump timing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 08:56:29 -0400
  ...Just make sure #1 cylinder is near TDC when you set the timing, and the timing mark is visible on the flywheel. That way...
• Re: Air in my coolant - part deux
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 May 1998 15:56:19 -0400
  ...You can check about a leak from a combustion chambers by moving a cylinder to TDC (About) and then using compressed air to pressureize...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:59:59 EST
  In a message dated 1/28/01 8:54:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, mwsnow@HOME.COM writes: << Do you have an "83 diesel...
• Re: valve lash adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:57:51 -0000
  ...to do this job the day before ! Set number 1 at TDC using the mark on the crank pulley - check it is firing on...
• Re: More Newbie '81 Hyd. Lifter questions... (Aircooled)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 15:51:21 -0600
  ...Easy way to find TDC or close enough. Assume that it is close because it is running and starts properly. #1. Remove the distributor...
• VW-'71 BUS-QUESTIONS ABOUT DIFFERENCES IN CYLINDER TIMING
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Tue, 05 Sep 95 13:41:37 PDT
  ...In other words, if #1 was set to 0 degrees TDC, the others were firing at 5 degrees ATDC. Is this normal and just...