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Date:         Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:54:17 -0400
Reply-To:     Craig Rogers <rogers23@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Craig Rogers <rogers23@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Advancing timing
Comments: To: wb6otg <wb6otg@INTREX.NET>
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If you advance the timing sufficiently and disconnect the vacuum retard, you should have no need for the idle stabilizer. It is only there to advance the timing when you are putting it under too much load for the retarded timing. This is just one more thing that breaks and can be disconnected. If your idle is too high after advancing the timing, this is normal. The engine is running better, so it runs faster. Turn the idle speed down.

Sincerely,

Craig Rogers ----- Original Message ----- From: "wb6otg" <wb6otg@INTREX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:48 AM Subject: Advancing timing

> I have seen many references to the benefits of advancing the timing on the 1.9l engine, so I decided to try it. I found that if I advanced the timing at all, the idle would start to surge (jumping between about 1000 RPM and 2500). Any ideas? > > Some related info: I have had a problem with the idle being rough. The engine runs ok (passes emissions with more margin than any other car I have owned) but sounds kind of like it has a "hot" cam. While setting the timing, I noticed that the timing would vary by a degree or so, several times a second. I disconnected the idle stabilizer and adjusted the idle speed to spec (it dropped significantly and the timing variation stopped when I disconnected the stabilizer) When I re-connected the idle stabilizer, the idle speed was right and the timing variation was gone. I wonder if I have a bad idle stabilizer. > > Bill >


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