Sweet!  It's times like these that make the list worthwhile.

Chris S.

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Walter Houle <whoule@ecscontrols.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Chris -
>
> I went back to the shop and we went with 5 Deg BTDC. What a difference. It
> hasn't run this good in years!  After 2 trips to the muffler shop, 3 to
> the mechanics, one full Sunday working on the car, and 4 trips to the smog
> tester, I now have a perfect running van, so it all was worth it.
>
> Thanks to all who contributed.
>
> Walter
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:36:15 -0400, Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
>
> >I've been running mine set to 2.1 L specs as per Ken Wilford for the last
> 8
> >years.
> >
> >Are you saying you are running yours 19 degrees BTDC or 19 degrees
> advanced
> >over stock, as in 14 degrees BTDC?
> >
> >http://www.vanagain.com/newsletter_122607.html
> >
> >I quote "I like to set the timing to 7 degrees BTDC. I know the book says
> 5
> >degrees ATDC but I have found that the 1.9l Engine runs crappy at this
> >setting. I have found you can safely advance the timing to the same
> setting
> >as the 2.1l Vanagons with no ill effects. In fact usually it increases
> your
> >horsepower and smooths out the idle. Then adjust your rpms down by turning
> >the idle air screw (large slotted screw on the top of the throttle body)
> in
> >a little. Count your turns so that you can put the screw back to where you
> >had it originally if need to. "
> >
> >Chris.
> >
> >On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Walter Houle <whoule@ecscontrols.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> After all of my smog changes (sucessful), I still have a distrubuter
> with
> >> a disconnected vacuum retard line and timing set "19 degrees advanced".
> My
> >> van runs great, and the shop says its probably OK to leave it as is
> since
> >> its been that way for the past 4 years. Now that the vacuum leaks are
> >> fixed, is it OK? I now don't trust these guys anymore. Am I risking high
> >> temps or damaging the engine?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Walter
> >> 85 Vanagon 1.9L
> >>
>