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• BA6 not starting
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:53:41 -0800
  ...The last time it didnt work, the timed heat did but you couldnt just switch it on. eventually i realized the wipers werent on...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 23 May 2007 20:48:58 -0400
  ...Where it accelerated up low-grade hills at 3800-4100 rpm timed to 10 btdc, now it won't. That's why I had...
• Timing marks question
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Sun, 24 Mar 96 17:18:45 UT
  According to Muir, my type I 1966 engine (the ID # starts with an F) should be timed to 7.5 degrees BTDC. The problem...
• Re: poor gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:20:17 -0700
  "Timed by ear" is the first huge mistake John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Timing puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Sykes
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 11:01:57 BST
  ...According to the Haynes manual the AD series engines prior to AD290000 are timed at 5o ATDC. However the pulley on the engine is...
• Re: Cabin Air Flow
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 3 May 2012 07:01:16 -0400
  ...Don't forget that vortex creates pressure waves that are timed to extract more exhaust from your cylinder for more power and better fuel...
• digijet timing
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Dec 1996 18:21:50 -0500 (EST)
  ...Today I checked the timing and found that It was timed contrary to what Bently says. Bently says that this sytem (digijet) should be...
• Re: BA6 not starting
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 04:51:55 -0800
  ...eventually i realized the wipers werent on > either and replaced the > fuse. > > this time neither the timed heat or just switching > it on works...
• remanufactured parts and alternators (no van content)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:07:23 EDT
  ...When you get a rebuilt engine from one of these sources it is "zero timed" basically a new engine as far as time goes...
• Re: Phrydae Topic: Who Is Living in Their Vanagon Full Time?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:34:25 -0800
  ...Several full timers, several some times full timers, and several who have full timed in the past in the Westfalias.
• BusDepot Referral Code
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:49:58 -0700
  ...I tried to search the archives about this, but it timed out. So I figured I ask. What is the Bus Depot Referral Code...
• Re: Timing marks question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 16:33:42 -0500
  "Jonny Miner" <woofhead@msn.com> writes: > >According to Muir, my type I 1966 engine (the ID # starts with an F) should be >timed to...
• 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...
• Re: static timing help!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:38:44 -0400
  ...Muir air cooled engines should be timed using the static > timing method. First off, I'm going to express a slightly controversial opinion. Muir...
• Timing a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Larry L. Meyer
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:39:23 -0500
  ...t list it in my owner's manual, and I've "timed out" more times than I want to count trying to access the...
• Re: 12v plug repair question
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:33:18 -0700
  ...As it is probably neutral timed it wouldn't make much if any difference.
• RE: Timing mark
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 08:41:04 -0800
  >Ladies/Gentlemen: > >Its basically a timing mark to check whether the distirbutor is >advancing far enough. > >"If the igintion is properly timed, timing mark...
• Re: GoWesty is now GoWestyAutoParts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:22:53 -0500
  ...DNS timed out. So I have a problem. Will try and resolve it. John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - rainbow
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 00:09:17 -0400
  Do you have points? Are they working ok and set properly? Is the distributor timed properly? How are the electrical connections in the back...
• Re: What's the correct TDC mark on a 1.6 Diesel (in a vanagon)?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 07:47:37 -0800
  ...Pull the valve cover to be sure both cam lobes for #1 are up. -Dana- > I'm begining to wonder whether I timed it...
• dyno results from Boston Bobs
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 18:25:13 -0600
  ...info regarding the comparison between the 2 when both motors are timed at 5 degrees BTDC........ HP and torque curves comps. Malibu Tony 85...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Rory Bogar
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:35:54 -0700
  ...just rebiult my 2.1 lt 1987 vanagon, honed out the sleaves re-ringed, replaced the valves and all gaskets timed it and it...
• Thanks. (re: profiting on VW's, etc.)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 18:29:26
  ...Your kind words were well-timed. Thanks, Ron
• Noticed GREMLIN...Motor reves itself at 8 second intervals?
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 04:21:10 -0800
  On the way back up to the mountains (heading home after school), I noticed on the grade that the motor revved/surged at timed...
• low torque
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 19:39:17 -0400
  ...idle position switch is working properly and it is smooth running. timed via tencentlife method<did not help> any ideas any way to get...
• diesel compressoin- too high?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 10:33:44 -0500
  ...He suggested it isn't timed right. I don't think this is the case. maybe it's the guage? Bradley Flubacher State College...
• What's the correct TDC mark on a 1.6 Diesel (in a vanagon)?
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 15:19:31 -0500
  ...I'm begining to wonder whether I timed it correctly. What I noticed is that when I previousl timed the engine, I used an...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2007 08:24:01 -0400
  ...Where >it accelerated up low-grade hills at 3800-4100 rpm timed to 10 btdc, now it >won't. That's why I had...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:00:13 -0800
  ...and they are not actually timed to intake valve being open say .. or perhaps one cylinder is . . while the other injector pulses happen in...
• Re: 78 Timing Marks?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 22:00:28 -0700
  ...I static timed it to the mark on the pulley, and checked it again after I had replaced it with the degree wheel. It...
• sound of CV's?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 15:39:17 -0400
  ...It's not timed to the rotation of the wheels however. Could this be a CV joint? Thanks Bradley Flubacher State College, PA
• Who's going to the Bug Out in Manassas
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 20 May 2002 15:52:41 -0700
  ...Who's going there? We have timed our trip back to VA to coincide with the Bug Out, so we'll be there. Unfortunately...
• firing on 3 cylinders.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:15:43 -0500
  ...I had my engine timed with the help of a local guy whos good with timing, and it was running great. Then suddenly it...
• Re: How to do a head reseal on a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:49:45 -0400
  ...Plugs 5-All Gears 6-Timing Belt 7-Motor Timed 8-Injection Pump Timed*If you buddy was ok with the 1.6 before...
• Re: BA6 not starting
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:59:00 -0800
  ...eventually i realized the wipers werent on > either and replaced the > fuse. > > this time neither the timed heat or just switching > it on works...
• Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Alli Dahlin
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:02:26 -0500
  Hi All, I just have a simple question to ask about the battery, and I keep getting timed out when searching the archives. The...
• low speed bog
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:17:05 -0400
  I seem to have a little more low speed weakness below 2k rpm after I timed it. it was a little retarded but not...
• Re: Battery Question - group 41.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 15:10:44 EDT
  In a message dated 6/14/01 1:20:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, treetop_84@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > timed out when searching the...
• using multimeter (wasRe: help, headlights not working)
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 01:20:22 EST
  ...I have tried the archives but keep getting "timed-out." Your help would be much appreciated! -Loretta 87 Syncro GL [text/html]
• Re: BusDepot Referral Code
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:27:36 -0600
  ...I tried to search the archives about this, but it timed out. > So I figured I ask. > What is the Bus Depot > Referral Code...
• Actual burn times with Mr Buddy MH9B (Little Buddy)
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:16:51 -0800
  ...Has anyone actually ever timed one to see how realistic that is? I'm doing it right now, but with a re-filled 1...
• Speedo Calibration?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Forstag
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 09:01:06 -0400
  ...A friend and I timed it out with a watch and mile markers along the road, and it seems that when the speedo says...
• Timing Billy Bones - Need Help.
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 17:25:40 -0600
  I've worked like a scurvy dog on Ole Billy, but I cannnot seem to get him timed properly. I have a Craftsman Advance...
• Re: 84 NA Diesel - loss of 'performance'
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 18:13:37 +0100
  ...THe ignition is timed by turning the pump, but gauges and a manual are preferred. I'm sure someone with more diesel experience can...
• Re: New 1,9 TDI from VW
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:52:55 -0700
  ...On a CI motor, the perfectly timed injection pulse of fuel into the >super-heated-compressed air is equivalent to the well-timed spark...
• Re: Timing marks question
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Taylor
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 09:12:05 -0700
  Jonny Miner wrote: > > According to Muir, my type I 1966 engine (the ID # starts with an F) should be > timed to 7.5 degrees...
• 90 Westy synchro front wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - Joanna Rutter
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 10:00:24 -0700
  My 90 Westfalia synchro has a loud banging noise when driving, timed to the wheel revolutions. It is in the vicinity of the right...
• Re: Timing on 84GL
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 16:59:36 -0700
  ...Any thoughts? ************************ Hi William - Ignore Bentley - The picture is intended for Digifants which are timed at 5 degrees BEFORE TDC, the "v" to the...
• Update on the time until the blinking light goes out with distilled water
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 15:07:11 EDT
  ...The coolant blinking light goes out in 6 seconds, timed with my watch. If your takes longer, you might have a problem. I disconnect...
• Re: sound of CV's?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 23:25:05 -0700
  ...It's not timed to the > rotation of the wheels however. Could this be a CV joint? > > Thanks > Bradley Flubacher > State College, PA
• test - list problems?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 6 Nov 2008 21:30:07 -0500
  ...Connection timed out] Joy
• Re: Timing marks question
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Taylor
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 10:08:32 -0700
  Aaron Taylor wrote: > > Jonny Miner wrote: > > > > According to Muir, my type I 1966 engine (the ID # starts with an F) should be > > timed to...
• Bosch 050 distributor
  Historical mailing list - Jesse L Reynolds
  Sat, 29 Apr 1995 14:58:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Has anyone used a Bosch 050 distributor? Are they good for the Type IV engine? How are they timed? BTW- I am not the...
• 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...
• Re: Vanagon Report on NPR
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 17:38:29 -0800
  WOO HOO! The San Francisco Area vanagoners must have all just been listening to KQED on the internet - it "timed-out" on me several...
• Diesel timing tool
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 19:07:41 +0000
  ...I just changed head gasket, and don't think it was timed well before that...) tia. Shawn & Janis Wright '88 Westy (336k) '85 Jetta...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 23 May 2007 19:24:53 -0400
  ...All three of my 1.9s are timed at 5� ATDC and run fine. If I were to advance the timing at all I...
• Re: Propane Scare
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 5 May 1998 12:10:33 -0500
  ...Thus there are many safeguards on boats (timed cut-off valves, etc). Others now use compressed natural gas (CNG) which is lighter than air...
• Re: Wording of adds. Re: [vanagon] FS: boston accoustics
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:35:58 EST
  ...i timed it just for you. d'oh! ;<) i hope this is supposed to be a friday funny..;<) chris
• 30>50 timed runs
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:04:12 -0700
  Hey, I'll get mine in soon. Just remembered yesterday on my way home and tried a couple of preliminaries without a way to...