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Date:         Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:00:26 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: @!**&*%^$**#@$ % Computer!!
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <444E1FF1.10404@charter.net>
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Having owned nothing but old cars and trucks, I've been setting my timing for years with an advance-able timing light and letting the static or idle timing take care of itself. I'm probably getting to the same place as you, but from the other direction.

Jake

On 4/25/06, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > I'm back online at last! > > Blasted computer has totally frustrated me .... computer crash!! Install > new mother-board, Crash!!, Re-install all software, Crash!!! Hours and > hours spent struggling with it all - then I crashed! Finally > re-formatted all the drives, re-installed all the software, and that > worked. At long last I'm back in the ether! What a PITA!! My computer > has been down for almost a month, and it is a major working tool. Sure > lost some ground this time around. > > Lated Vanagon wrinkle - set the timing on the old WBX. It had a spark > rattle under load. With the timing light strobe I could tell it was way > advanced, so I reset it by the book to 5 degrees. Spark rattle gone, > but noticeable power loss. So I reset it again by splitting the > difference between where it was, and the 5 degree book setting. That > seemed to work. It now runs smooth, no rattle, and good power. It is > probably set about 7-1/2 degrees BTDC, but seems to work best there. > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com


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