Excessive crank end play or a worn distributor can do that. If the distributor shaft can move side to side, time for a rebuild. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Nathaniel Poole Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:27 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Sloppy timing? Setting the timing on my '80, it kind of bounces around a bit, a few degrees either way. I haven't had to do a manual timing in decades and don't remember if this is normal. Time for a distributor rebuild? |
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