Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:07:55 -0600
Reply-To: Zoran Mladen <zmladen@AVOLENT.COM>
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From: Zoran Mladen <zmladen@AVOLENT.COM>
Subject: Re: Help with Timing of Vanagon
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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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