Thanks David,
My front pulley is stock and has the 2 marks on it. I needed to use the rear
pulley (power steering in my case) so as to have a flat face to lay the
plastic 'grade school' compass and mark the degrees. My compass is very
close to the same diameter as the rear pulley.

peace,
Mark Ingalls
Nebraska City, Nebraska
85  Vanagon GL    'Aimee Airheart'
75  Beetle   'Salvation'

----- Original Message -----
From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: Digijet Timing Info

> At 03:26 AM 6/10/2001, Mark Ingalls wrote:
> >So when I found a free hour and 1/2 today I took the spark plugs out so
it
> >would be easier to turn the engine over. Then I found my plastic compass
> >with degree markings on it and marked the very rear pulley at 30, 35 and
> >40 degree's. It had a factory mark on it  already that looked to be close
> >to the Top Dead Center . ( I have the power steering pulley.)
>
> The vee-notch in the innermost rim is set to factory spec for the engine,
> in this case 5 degrees ATDC.  The rounded notch in the next rim is
> TDC.  New replacement pulleys have only the rounded notch, since they
could
> be used on different engines.
>
> david
>
>
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>