At 02:15 PM 9/14/2009, T Collins wrote:
>They say that a picture is worth 1000 words. This is what I am looking at
>when I look at my pulley:
>http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b152/NeptunoMD/El%20Guapo%20Vanagon/?action=view&current=85vanagoncrankpulley.jpg

Tony, your drawing is correct in all particulars.

The thing that has been mentioned but not emphasized is that you must
remove the two plugs from the idle stabilizer module on the left
firewall forward of the coil, and plug them into each other (ignition
off) before making the measurement.

On the 1.9l the idle stab system works by advancing and retarding the
timing to keep the idle at constant speed.  Since it's constatly in
the circuit between the Hall generator in the distributor and the
ignitor on the left firewall, a failure there can also cause
interesting problems -- but trying to set the timing with it in
circuit is like chasing a flea.

Yours,
David