Most likely the distributor drive gear is in the wrong position to line the
dizzy up properly............nonethe less, just figure out where TDC # 1 is
and go from there.........you can always pull the dizzy and move the gear on
the bottom of the dizzy 180 to give you a different angle.........

Adam P
81  Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
1976 Transporter (New CA bus)
1974 412 "Goldmember"
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Wies" <Simplstupd@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 11:46 AM
Subject: 80-82 owners: distributor question

> My 82 has an 009 installed.  I purchased a correct 205 for it and have 2
> questions:
>
> When you have the timing set at 7.5 BTDC, where is the rotor pointing?
>
> If you are looking down on the distributor, if the front of the Van would
be
> 12 o clock and the rear bumper would be 6 o'clock, where is the vac adv
> sitting at and where is the condenser sitting?
>
> My guess is the PO installed the wrong engine tin, which won't allow me to
> turn the distributor and seat it where it needs to be.
>
> Paul
>