@ the OP.
For me,as an amateur wrench, I had trouble "seeing" that for the full
advance timing method, the ~ 35º BTDC mark on crank pulley needed to
be made to the right (toward passenger side) of the TDC mark. Like, as
crank pulley rotates clockwise, that mark passes Before Top Dead
Center (case half split) sooner.

If one measures out a piece of tape (2" IIRC), puts that on crank
pulley then makes a mark at RH end, that indicates the full advance
timing mark.

Length of tape required is noted somewhere on the samba under a
tencentlife post.

Neil.

On 6/30/16, Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> good point.
> This reminds me ...think I read that GW specifies 35 degrees advance at
> 3,000 rpm for their 2.2.
> something like that.
> and is another way, besides initial timing ..of adjusting timing.

-- 
Neil n

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