Date:         Sat, 30 Dec 1995 13:04:54 -0300
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         johnny89 <johnny89@io.com>
Subject:      Please help with carb, timing, & idle!

PREFACE:

I have been tuning up my engine. I got the valves adjusted, then I got the
points adjusted and checked them with the dwell meter. Everything A-OK.
Martin Sage gave me some timing specifications for a Bosch 009, and I
placed the timing marks on my pulley to those specs.

My car would not idle, so per instructions of my parts supplier and
VW-knowledge guy, I adjusted the idle speed adjusting screw and Lola did
idle...a little rough but I was just happy that she was idling on her
own...

I went to check the timing with the strobe and AAARRGGHHH! The timing mark
I was looking at was the 180degree from TDC mark I made for adjusting the
valves...the correct timing marks were no where _near_ the engine block
crack...

I checked the RPM on my meter...Lola was (and still is) idling at around
1600rpm!  I tried to adjust her down to 800rpm, but she sputts and dies.


QUESTIONS:

`- Would the fast idle be the problem with the timing mark not coming into view
   properly?

`- Will I need to adjust the idle properly at around 800rpm before timing,
or
   can I rev it up to 3000rpm and time from there, as suggested by the 009
   specs?

`- Where do I need to check for vacuum leaks on the carb?

`- CONCERNING THE CARB ADJUSTMENT:

   - How should the throttle valve stop screw be adjusted?  I used the
     instructios in Bentey, but don't know which notch the screw should be
     adjusted with:

 -----------------------------------+
                                    | Top
                                    |
                             +------+
                             |        First Notch
                          +--+
                          |           Second Notch
                          +
                         /            Third Notch, slightly curved
                       +-
                      /
                    /                Forth Notch, even more curved
              ----- +
             /[=|=|=|=|=|=||||||||   Throttle Valve stop screw... here?
            /
           /
          /
 +-------'
 |
 |
 |

Thanks for all of your help, everybody!
Happy New Year!

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