If you move the timing 11 degrees advanced, then you have also moved the
total advance 11 degrees. I have NEVER EVER heard that this is a safe thing
to do.

You will risk detonation (the fuel ignites while the piston is too early on
the compression stroke and you are hammering the piston back the wrong way).
You can put a hole in your piston, fracture a rod, beat your
bearings........

The timing may have a few degrees 'fudge factor', but not 11 degrees.

I'm running 3 degrees AFTER TDC, lots of power and 17-18 MPG.

The digijet '5 degrees ATDC' advances as soon as you step on the
accelerator, so if everything is working right it shouldn't be a problem.

Happy Travels,
Mark Ingalls
85 GL

>From: Chad <groch@WORLDCHAT.COM>
>Reply-To: Chad <groch@WORLDCHAT.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Engine Timing
>Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 18:29:20 -0400
>
>All this talk about 6 degrees BTDC for engine timing.  Is this something
>everyone should consider. I don't know how to do it myself and my mechanic
>set the timing a few months ago (don't know what he set it at). Should I
>take it back to him this week and have him set it to 6 degrees???????
>
>Chad 85GL

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