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• Re: Help Help 009 Distributor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 14:49:56 -0800
  The 009 is a mechanical advance distributor- that means that the advance is strictly determined by how fast the engine turns. The vacuum advance...
• Hall sender/advance ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 20 May 2001 10:36:54 -0500
  I'm slowly making progress on gettingthe Haltech FI system to work, but wondered if anyone out there knew the exact advance curev the...
• Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 08:03:23 -0800 (PST)
  Mark Sabourin writes: > > Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a > mechanical one as St. Muir suggests? If so, where can...
• Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:40:26 -0400
  I have an '85 1.9l with the vacuum advance/retard distributor. I realize the two vacuum ports are connected to different sources of...
• Re: Timing the watercooled?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 23:05:05 -0500
  ...The reason for this is total advance. A single hose advance, numbers are examples only, may give you 30 degrees total advance. A dual...
• NON-DELIVERY of: Re: Desperately seeking mechanical...
  Historical mailing list - Lotus Mail Exchange
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 14:00 EST
  ...Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance Subject: Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance Delivery Failure Report Your document: Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance could...
• Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 08:06:10 -0800 (PST)
  Mark Sabourin writes: > > Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a > mechanical one as St. Muir suggests? If so, where can...
• Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 95 13:01:30 EST
  Has anyone changed their Vacuum Advance on the Distributor to a mechanical one as St. Muir suggests? If so, where can I procure one...
• NON-DELIVERY of: Re: Desperately seeking mechanical...
  Historical mailing list - Lotus Mail Exchange
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 13:59 EST
  ...Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance Subject: Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance Delivery Failure Report Your document: Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance could...
• Re: Desperately seeking mechanical Vac-Advance
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 13:58:57 -0600 (CST)
  ...advance? Thanks in Advance. > > > I replaced my dual-diaphragm vacuum advance distributor in my 73 with > an all-mechanical advance (009) model. Part-throttle...
• Re: 1.9 Digifant with poor milage and low top-end power.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:18:10 -0500
  ...It hadn't occurred to me to check the full advance setting as the distributor is the later model digifant so there's no...
• Centrifical Advance Sticking?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 13:15:10 -0500
  What would the symptoms of a stuck centrifical advance be? I have an '85 1.9l Digijet and have heard the centrifical advance weights...
• Re: Emissions Testing, passed! (third time's a charm)
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 00:14:44 -0700
  ...Our old distributors get loose, advance mechanism gets weak, so the amount of advance will vary. I can't advance mine any more 'cause...
• Re: Timing Question
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 00:49:47 -0500
  You just have to raise the rpms to around 3000 and then take your timing light and using the advance knob, turn the dial...
• Re: Searching the archives
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:51:48 -0700
  One way to do it is to go to Google's advanced search page, eg: http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en then...
• Re: Emissions Testing, passed! (third time's a charm)
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 00:36:58 -0700
  ...Our old distributors get loose, advance mechanism gets weak, so the amount of advance will vary. I can't advance mine any more 'cause...
• Too much timing advance (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 09:57:52 -0400
  I forgot to mention late (zzzzzzz) last night that the specs I quoted were for centrifugal advance only. I also added below the spec...
• Too much ignition advance ??
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 10:09:27 -0500
  Have any of you ever noticed your timing advance too much at higher rpms ? I have a stock centrifugal/vacuum advance distributor on my...
• Sticky distributor advance?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:52:32 -0400
  What is best way to free up a sticky distributor advance? Sunday afternoon, I found that the rotor did not have any "spring" to...
• Re: Hall sender/advance ?'s
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 21 May 2001 11:18:34 -0700
  ...5 dgrees before TDC at idle, but how quickly does it get to full advance and what is the final max. advance number? Also...
• Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 03:01:47 -0700
  ...The advance side of the dual advance unit is the one that pulls the plate upon which is mounted the hall sender (would have...
• Screeching noise (distributor)...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:52:10 -0800
  ...My theory is that the advance mechanism has partially failed, and when vacuum advance is applied, one of the mechanical advance weights is rubbing...
• Re: timing does not advance
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 08:33:56 -0700
  ...and suck by mouth to obtain advance, even at idle. If you cannot do this, then the diaphragm in the advance is most likely...
• Re: Where is a good place to get an inexpensive catalytic converter for an '87 2.1L Van?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:08:03 -0400
  ...http://advanceauto.us/advance-auto-parts-coupons/our-most-popular-online-coupons-save-today-at-advance-auto-parts/?jadid=53965153165&jap=1t2&jk=advance...
• Re: Distributors
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 22:39:55 +0000
  >... the real > culprit is not getting enough quick spark advance (provided by the vac advance > distributor). > > I don't know which bus you have...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 24 May 2007 10:51:31 -0400
  Dennis, Unplugging the retard hose makes the engine race, and the "suck test" of the advance makes it race also. You can also see...
• Re: Timing Light Recomendation. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:17:21 -0400
  ...The advance wheel is handy for checking the advance mechanism on the Digi-Jet engines. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time...
• Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:07:23 -0400
  ...How > could disconnecting the advance side cause it to advance further? I have > 15" Hg at this point. Yes, I have the lines correctly...
• Re: digijet timing
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:29:05 -0500
  ...3) However when you advance your timing for performance the settings become 6 degrees BTDC at idle and 42 degrees full advance ( vacuum lines...
• 1.9l Timing Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:31:45 -0500
  ...It sounds likes like some people are running much more advanced? I am set at about 2 ATDC. The motor certainly seems like it...
• Re: compression & advance
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 11:50:12 -0400
  ...I will check it out, though. > HEAVY carbon build up (unlikely) > > Too much advance, BTW, full advance with vacuum is on the order of...
• Re: advance mechanisms on digijet distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:24:36 -0700
  Although I don't have a map of the Advance Curves like Richard Atwell has for the Air Cooled variety on his site, I...
• Re: anyone with a 1.9L wbx advanced the timing???? as a performance mod?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 13:06:03 -0600
  I advance mine a bit, perhaps 3-5 degrees. The van runs better, no better fuel economy. I only do it because my van...
• advance mechanisms on digijet distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:03:07 -0700
  ...There is: * Static setting (just the twist of the distributor - sets the baseline for centrifugal and vacuum) * Centrifugal advance (rpm based advance... seems to...
• distributor advance mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Sidote, David [PRI]
  Mon, 31 Mar 1997 12:06:19 -0500
  ...Can someone please explain how the distributor advance/vacuum mechanism works. I have found that the arm on mine is difficult to move and...
• Re: vacuum advance/retard control unit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 07:31:53 CDT
  ...The advance works when I use my light, I haven't checked it too thourghly yet though (i.e. mark pulley in degrees to...
• Car Shows
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 13:56:12 -0800
  Any listmembers have advance information on car shows East of the Mississippi. VW or non-VW related would be useful. Please mail them directly...
• Correct timing for a '72 bus
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 17:35:43 -0700
  ...My editions of Muir say just that the vacuum advance distributor is bogus (thus my switch to the 009), but don't give a...
• Subject: Re: Emissions Testing, passed! (third time's a charm)
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 11:51:34 -0400
  ...Our old distributors get loose, advance mechanism gets weak, so the amount of advance will vary. I can't advance mine any more 'cause...
• '86 GL tuning advise
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Wed, 24 Sep 1997 10:30:15 -0600
  ...with it advanced to what appears to be 40-45 degrees advanced the van runs incredibly strong and cool with no audible knock. In...
• Re: Bosch distributor #
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 22:06:14 -0500
  ...Can >someone give me the Bosch number of the vacuum advance type distributor. A >friend can order the part wholesale but doesn't know...
• Re: Hall sender/advance ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 22 May 2001 18:01:55 -0400
  ...5 dgrees before TDC at idle, but how quickly > does it > get to full advance and what is the final max. advance number? > Also...
• Fixing an 009 distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 06 Sep 1995 10:17:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...If I advance the timing a lot, the hill-climb is much better, but the idle is a little less reliable. And this takes...
• RE: 73 bus / timing question...The good old days
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Wed, 26 Jun 96 18:46:00 DST
  ...Advance timing a little, repeat test, advance again and repeat until time decreases. Go back to last setting. If your sure that its not...
• Re: Engine retardation (way too long)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:12:55 -0700
  ...During cruise it can average around 12 degrees vacuum advance on top of the 25 degrees mechanical = 37 degrees total advance from the idle...
• Re: acceleration flat spot
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 11 May 1995 16:23:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I do know that typically mechanical advance distributors are bad for part throttle driveability. This has been discussed a lot on the Fordnatics list...
• Re: VW-TIMING ON A '71 BUS
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 14:45:22 PST
  ...If you want to set timing for max power, you may want to set it when it is fully advanced: It should be something...
• Re: Vacuum Advance/retard Dist. connections?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 May 2000 08:13:44 -0700
  ...Vacuum Advance/retard Dist. connections? > I have been told that I have a Vacuum advance/retard distributor on my engine which was used on...
• Vacuumn advance problem - update
  Historical mailing list
  28 Nov 94 17:19
  Hi all, Let me just remind you about my problem, I wasn't getting any vacuum at the carb vacuum iutlet to advance the...
• Help: Need timing advice - type IV
  Historical mailing list - Brooks, David
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 13:34:09 -0600
  ...Two local mechanics say set to 40/50 BTDC at full advance. Sure makes them run better with more advance up here. *NO* power...
• Re: digijet timing
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:43:51 -0400
  ...I think that I have the timing not advanced enough as I am about 1.5 turns on the idle screw to get about...
• Checking vacuum diaphragm was Re: Looking for a 83-85 distributor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 13:23:42 -0400
  ...Pull the vacuum lines off the advance mechanisms and using a spare piece of tubing suck on each one and watch for movement of...
• Re: Bad ECU??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 13:08:50 -0500
  ...The last thing I did was take apart the distributor and clean/lubricate the advance mechanism. My theory was the timing was getting slammed...
• Re: Too much timing advance
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:29:39 -0700
  ...Mine doesn't advance enough, so I set it a few degrees more advanced at idle. Yes, we probably need to rebuild them. TBill...
• JDB Imports
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 13:18:43 -0700
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• Re: timing does not advance
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:30:12 -0600
  ...Timing now advances as it should. Thanks for your help. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: '86 GL tuning advise
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 21:07:21 -0400
  ...with it advanced to what appears to be 40-45 degrees advanced the van runs incredibly strong and cool with no audible knock. In...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:02:47 -0400
  ...I was told to advance the timing a couple of degrees past specs. And to replace the water temp sensor two. I did both...
• Aircooleds and Timing...
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 14:43:32 -0400
  ...Bentley says 21-25 degrees of centrifugal advance at 3400 rpm...and 8-12 degrees of Vacuum advance at 200 mm Hg... Unfortunetly, I...
• Re: [T2] AFC injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Nemo, the Bus Captain
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 14:24:01 -0700
  40 deg total advance !!! IMHO its sems a bit high, ive heard the maximum its should be 32 dgree on type 4 engine!! But...