try ...

http://www.howstuffworks.com/ignition-system1.htm

This is a great site for explaining 'how stuff works' ..literally...

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kasper" <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Re: VW EMISSIONS CONSPIRACY]

> on 4/10/01 3:15 PM, Joe Fortino at biker.pride@USA.NET wrote:
>
> > I was too until i did some reading. :)
> > after top dead center  atdc
> > before top dead center btdc
> >
> > peace
>
>
> ok, what kind of books will tell me this?  or websites?  i sure didn't see
> it in bentley (other than as the initials).  i've never delved *that*
deeply
> into engine performance, other than to do a valve job using a feeler gauge
> on my '62 valiant.  thanks for the info (you too, zoltan...i can see why
i'd
> get eaten ;^).
>
> b
> '87 syncro westfalia
> http://www.scruznet.com/~cikasper/pics/westy