Date:         Sat, 5 May 2007 22:27:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Question about a VW FOX
In-Reply-To:  <220879.27348.qm@web62405.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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Digifant 2 has  ignition knock control. It's
possible the knock sensor is bad. It must not be
overtorqued.

You will have to keep trying with the distributor
, prying with two flat balde screwdrivers. Soak
the area with penetrating fluid first.

Digifant 2 advance and retard is set by moving
the distributor. It's Motronic where turning the
distributor has no effect on engine rpm.

Check the static setting first, the knock sensor,
the cam belt setting before moving the dist.

Robert

1982 Westfalia



--- roger sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
wrote:

> Hello, this car has an inline 4 similar to the
> tiico.A1.8  Fox is a 93 with 116K.. The engine
> pings a tiny bit on acceleration or load. Has a
> digifant 2 ignition system. Not too bad a ping,
> but enough to want it fixed.Maybe a bit better
> gas  mileage.The Fox Bentley says that the
> timing can be checked and adjusted  manually if
> necessary.Sometimes this is a defective
> computer or carbon build up.I think it is wear
> inside the engine,even though it uses almost no
> oil.   The computer adjusts the timing in this
> car and there is no advance in the distributor.
> Well, turns out that I cannot get the
> distributor to .turn even a thousands of an
> inch.The aluminum distributor  seems to be
> frozen to the cast iron engine block.I can
> totally remove the hold down clamp and stil
> cannot budge it..I clamped vise grips to the
> distributor shaft and still could not turn
> it.Is my timing set forever,or can this
> distributor be made to cooperate?
>                                           Pinge
> ponged (in Beltsville)
>
>
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