Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 12:10:34 -0700
Reply-To: Tom Young <tomyoung1@HOME.COM>
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From: Tom Young <tomyoung1@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: AGAIN:Bottom end reassembly?
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Yes, you certainly can assemble the case and then insert the distributor
shaft after that's done. Tom Wilson's book on rebuilding Volkswagen engines
has a procedure for laying the distributor shaft into the case half before
putting the other case half on, but most people who have followed this
procedure seem to end up with the distributor shaft "out of synch" by some
multiple of 90 degrees. Either we're all reading his instructions wrong or
there's something wrong with the instructions.
In any case, it's no big deal to put the distributor shaft in after the
bottom end's buttoned up, particularly when you're doing the job with the
case on your bench or in a stand.
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Tom Young tomyoung1@home.com
Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Garrett" <seangar@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 10:07 AM
Subject: AGAIN:Bottom end reassembly?
> OK I'm still confused. From below I can assume that I throw my case
together
> and then set up TDC and insert my distributor shaft? When I pulled it
apart
> there seemed to be no piece (distrb. shaft) that was in the case, the
whole
> distributor shaft came out together and before I cracked the case. I
assumed
> it would slip back in after re-assembly.
>
> SeanG
>
>
> >From: Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
> >Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
> >Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:23:14 -0700
> >
> >You are correct sir/madam! Clearance and sensible wire routing are the
> >only reasons for a precise distributor gear alignment.
> >
> >Max/Joyce Wellhouse wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm opening myself up for a bunch of "wow is this guy stupid or what"
> >but
> > > let me give you the chance!! I have always been under the impression
> >that
> > > the position of the distributor drive gear wasn't all that critical as
> >far
> > > as the engine's performance was concerned, but rather on the older
> > > air-cooled engines(and Vanagon 80-83) the placement of the offset on
the
> > > drive gear only mattered as to getting clearance for the vacuum
advance
> >unit
> > > to turn without restriction against other engine components. As long
as
> >the
> > > #1 firing notch on the rim of the distributor was aligned at the
proper
> > > angle to the offset of the drive gear(assuming there's space/clearance
> >for
> > > the vacuum advance unit to turn to set timing) when the engine is at
TDC
> >on
> > > the #1 cylinder, does it really make any difference? Yes the wire
> >harness
> > > for the Hall sender may not reach if it were somewhere other than the
> > > factory location, but fretting over exact placement seems like
needless
> > > stress to me.
> > >
> > > I await your comments.
> > >
> > > Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > > Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 3:49 PM
> > > Subject: Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
> > >
> > > >How was this done again? Oh yes, here it is. It is quite obvious
where
> >the
> > > TDC
> > > >for cyl #1 is, when you are holding the crank in your hands! just
hold
> >the
> > > crank
> > > >with your left hand, and pull the #1 con rod in the cylinders
> >direction,
> > > right?
> > > >Then lift the rear end of the crank carefully to disengage the teeth
on
> >the
> > > >gears, so you can turn the dizzy shaft to it's proper position. The
> >reason
> > > to do
> > > >this before the crank case is bolted together, is that when the shaft
> >is
> > > >dislocated, it takes several ties to relocate it in it's hole, and if
> >you
> > > don't
> > > >have the tool to lift it up, it is not much fun to do either. BTDT.
> > > >
> > > >Hope this helps,
> > > >PerL
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Sean Garrett wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hmmm... can you elaborate? For instance I am confused about how to
> >tell
> > > top
> > > >> dead center if you dont have your pistons in? Don't you have to put
> > > cylinder
> > > >> #1 at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it
> >connected
> > > to
> > > >> the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan side of the
> > > engine?
> > > >>
> > > >> Do you use the cam shaft or crankshaft to eyeball TDC?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks in advance
> >
> >--
> >Stuart MacMillan
> >Manager, Case Program
> >800-909-8244 ext. 8208
> >Fax: 206-269-6360
> >
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