Quick note to Paul. The engine runs better and better as you advance the timing because you are advancing the combustion point. Keep in mind that if you advance it too much (as you were doing) and leave it there, the combustion will take place and the fire has no where to go because the valves open very late. The result is that the fire finds a place to go - beside the valves. In no time at all, you will have a burned valve. Z -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Ruskin [mailto:mjruskin@HOME.COM] Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 9:52 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Help with Timing of Vanagon
----- Original Message ----- From: Paul <mailto:paul98@PRODIGY.NET> Borghese To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 7:24 AM Subject: Help with Timing of Vanagon To set timing, do this: 1. unplug idle stabilizer connectors from idle stabilzer, and plug the connectors into each other; 2. use plug wire number one to drive your timing light; (passenger side, closest to headlight end of van) 3. timing is set when mark on pulley lines up with the line where the two case halves join - that is the other mark you use; 4. performance is often better when pulley mark is a bit to left of case mark. 5. When timing is set properly, reconnect idle stablizer connectors to idle stabilizer Hope this helps, Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy
I have a 1.9 L 1985 Vanagon Engine type DH. I believe the Bentley shows timing should be 5 ATDC. But this causes a few problems. First the pulley does not have any timing marks that show 5 ATDC. Only a single mark to show TDC. I did notice the pulley does have some partial holes in the back of the pulley that might represent something. I believe this is for a special electronic tool used by the VW dealers. Second, the engine runs really bad at 5 ATDC. It seems to run best if the timing is BTDC. In fact, the more I move the timing BTDC (Rotate distributor counterclockwise) the better the engine runs. Eventually the distributor hits a side and can not rotate any further. Also when I reconnect the Idle Stabilizer, I noticed the timing jumps all over the place. So, what am I doing wrong? Any ideas?
Take care, Paul
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