Tim, if you look at the Bentley closely you will see that instructions that
require you to unplug the TempII Sensor also require you to have a special
VW tool.  Do you have this tool?  I sure don't.  So then the way we are
going to want to time the van is to put a paint mark on the "V" mark on the
pulley.  Let the engine warm up until the radiator fan comes on one time.
Now (don't unplug anything or rev the engine, let the car idle) use your
timing light and set the timing.  I usually set mine with the mark a couple
of degrees to the left of the case halfs (seems to run a little better
there).  Then you should be good to go.  If you try to time it with the Temp
II unplugged then you will find that the van won't start when cold (yikes!).
Hope this helps.

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Tim Marciniak
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 3:08 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: On 2.1L is TDC the U groove on pulley?

I have run into some confusion in the Bentley manual as to which mark
on the crankshaft pulley is TDC--the V notch closest to the case or
the U notch on rim farthest from the case.  Seems pretty clear in the
ignition section of Bentley that the V notch is where you set the
timing at 2500rpm with temp II disconnect but in the engine section
under Ignition distributor installing, page 13.39 the white arrow in
the picture is pointing to the V groove as TDC.  Are the instructions
on page 13.39 incorrect?

So On the 2.1L is TDC the U groove on pulley?

Tim
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