You just have to raise the rpms to around 3000 and then take your timing
light and using the advance knob, turn the dial on the gun until the shallow
groove on the pulley lines up with the case halves.  once you line the mark
up, you read what the dial on the timing light indicates.....that's it, but
you need to have a timing light with advance capabilities to set the timing
by total advance.

T

ps:  the timing I am suggesting is to try to help those with the 1.9 L WBX
motor whose timing is set at 5 degrees AFTER top dead center.....I would
like to see them advance it to TDC or better yet 6 degrees BTDC with a total
advance of 42 degrees.....2.1's are set at 6 BTDC by the manual...you could
probably cheat a few degrees toward the advance....8-degrees maybe?

Malibu Tony....85 westy 1.9L   6 degrees BTDC......42 degrees total advance
vacuum lines connected
1978 911SC targa 3.0L.......would kill you in no time if you had it's
powerplant in a van

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Keller [mailto:kelphoto@islandnet.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 10:36 PM
To: Smola, Tony
Subject: Timing Question

Hi Tony,

I just read your signature line again about total timing.  I'm curious
about how to check or verify total timing.  I would like to A, check
mine as the Bentley say only 5 BTDC, and 35 +- 5 total. And B, suggest
this to the list, as I suspect that more than one LOW POWER, van is
suffering from a malfunction advance, be it vacuum or otherwise. Let's
fix em!

Sincerely,

Mark Keller