>Date:    Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:29:35 -0500
>From:    Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@INVISTA.COM>
>Subject: Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
>
>The 10 to 15 BTDC came from your fast idle speed.  Anything faster than
>idle will take out the vacuum retard function built into the distributor.
>I think 5 BTDC might be a little too much--idle control suffers.  Try TDC
>or 2 BTDC.
>                                                                        Jay

I'm confused:   The idle speed was fine (950 or so) at 5BTDC without
the stabilizer.  When I plugged in the stabilizer, the timing jumped
to 10-15 BTDC and the idle was fast.    I think it was the stabilizer
advancing the timing that caused the fast idle, not the other way
around?

In any case, now I have two competing threads of advice (both of
which may be correct -- this is after all a Vanagon):
   Dan L Says :  14 BTDC  leave the stabilizer off
   Jay L Says :   2 BTDC  w/stabilizer
   Bently sez :   5 ATDC  w/stabilizer

hmm...