If this is a federal van ( non cal ) then the points plate is flopping
around
or the spring under the dist is missing and this would let the drive bounce
and the timing would change

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathaniel Poole" <npoole@TELUS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:26 PM
Subject: Sloppy timing?

> Setting the timing on my '80, it kind of bounces around a bit, a few
> degrees
> either way. I haven't had to do a manual timing in decades and don't
> remember if this is normal. Time for a distributor rebuild?
>