Timing is everything. (sorry, I had to.)
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Yes I know! I got divorced because I wouldn't listen to her.

Stan

On Sat, 17 Aug 2002 19:12:09 -0400 "G. Matthew Bulley"
<gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> writes:
> Advanced can do the same. Overly advanced timing (if you ignore the
> pinging, or have a loud stereo) can burn holes in pistons, and
> other
> horrible stuff.
>
> Timing is everything. (sorry, I had to.)
>
>
> Developing business and guiding change since 1996,
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett
> Marketing & Communications
> Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
> AIM = IExplain4u
> Phone: +1.919.658.1278
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
> Behalf
> Of Clive Smith
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 7:11 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Zoooooom!
>
> Note that a slightly retarded ignition can cause the engine to
> produce
> more
> internal heat....
>
> Clive
> '88 Syncro Transporter
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeremy Speer" <jspeer@POBOX.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 8:06 PM
> Subject: Zoooooom!
>
>
> Folks,
>
> I drove out to my mechanic's place this morning to pick up the
> transmission
> mount he'd ordered for me. While we were talking i asked about the
> ongoing
> sluggish performance i'd been experiencing for some time.
>
> I asked, "can we put a timing light on it and check where it's at?"
>
> We got out the light, hooked it up, started the engine, and all he
> could
> say
> was, "oh, now *that's* not right."
>
> He reached in and unhooked the temp II sensor, the idle increased a
> bit,
> then he checked again with the light. It was fully 3+ degrees
> retarded.
>
> Working gingerly, right through the moving belts, he loosened the
> distributor and turned it. Immediately the idle smoothed out.
> Holding
> the
> light in one hand and turning the distributor with the other we
> watched
> the
> notch as it aligned with the case halves... he advanced it a bit
> more
> (2-3
> degrees), then tightened the distributor and rechecked. He cautioned
> me
> to
> listen for pinging... and back the advance closer to 5 degrees if i
> hear
> any
> pre-ignition.
>
> HOLY COW... it's like i have a new engine! I could pull up his
> driveway
> in
> 2nd gear. I can shift at a reasonable RPM now and not dog out while
> the
> car
> behind me lands in my back seat. I could accelerate in 4th gear and
> pass
> another car on the highway and not have to plan the move five
> minutes in
> advance. On the drive home the temp needle stayed fully below the
> LED.
>
> I realize i might sound like an idiot spouting off about something
> everybody
> else already knows, but since i don't own a timing light i was
> never
> certain
> where my timing was set....and the previous shop i went to never
> even
> mentioned timing as an issue.
>
> All in all a very, very good learning experience. Check that
> timing!
>
>
> -jspeer
>
> '89 Westy, "Mystery Machine"
> Happy at ~7� BTDC
>

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