Date:         Wed, 26 Jun 1996 19:31:34 -0700
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From:         ddes@anet-dfw.com (David Schwarze)
Subject:      Re: 73 bus / timing question...

At 4:44 PM 6/26/96, Gregor Durstewitz wrote:
>Hi All,
>  While adjusting the timing the other day I made a discovery I want to toss
>out to y'all: It's an 1800cc\twin carbs engine, stock everything. Timing
>according to manual is 10 deg. ATDC. That's the way I had it set until now.
>I noticed though that it idles faster if I advance the timing a bit. So just
>for the fun of it, I set the timing to 0 deg., and took it for a testdrive.
>WHAT I NOTICED WAS THAT IT HAD A LOT MORE POWER THAT WAY. And I didn't
>notice any knocking or overheating (I do have an oil temp gauge).

I run my bus close to 0 degrees as well.  It shouldn't hurt anything, as
long as the engine isn't pinging (it will be more likely to ping with
advanced timing).  The only time I set my bus to factory spec is for my
emissions check, which I no longer have to worry about since I live in
Texas.  Flame away, my bus still runs cleaner than 90% of the '73 busses on
the road.  :-)

-David

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David Schwarze                   '73 VW Safare Custom Camper       (Da Boat)
Dallas, Texas, USA               '73 Capri GT 2800                (Da Beast)
e-mail: ddes@anet-dfw.com        '87 Mustang Lx 5.0          (13.986@100.81)
http://www.anet-dfw.com/~ddes    '93 Weber WG-50                  (Da Piano)
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