Ditto, Neil.  If it's an 'interference' engine, just rotating it over while
'off' could crash pistons into valves.  I'm not sure if thats the case with
the engine you're using.

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: Neils' Vanagon conversion: IT RUNS ! (more or less! --- :^)

> There is no allowance Neil.  If you're one tooth off your valve timing
> will
> be affected in a bad way!
>
> You will need to get that right very soon.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 8:30 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Re: the movie. There will be a "directors' cut" soon enough!
>>
>> Timing should get sorted out soon enough. It may be that there is an
>> allowance for 1 tooth "off" on belt.
>>
>> I'll see if I get an error code.
>>
>> Thanks Roger.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 11:23 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > dear neil
>> > the movie
>> > very cool ...
>> > if i were an assman ... :oP
>> > it'll run great once you get the timing  etc sorted
>> > the van ... i mean
>> > yours
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 4:28 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > > Hi all.
>> > >
>> > > I'm pretty stoked!
>> > >
>> > > Check it out. (wait for it....  --- ;^)
>> > >
>> > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ItRuns.mov
>> > >
>> > > Small 1.5 MB Quick Time file.
>> > >
>> > > THANKS  a MILLION guys!
>> > >
>> > > (says he who is NOT out of the woods yet!)
>> > >
>> > > Neil.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>> > >
>> > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>> > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > roger w
>> > There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
>> > Picking up garbage and telling people things.
>> > Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
>> >  -----------------------------------------------------------
>> > View the growing list of video work at:
>> > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners
>> >  and ... older work at
>> > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257
>> > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>>
>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>