Hello list. I have a
baffling situation with the timing in my 87GL WBX.
While at a Vanagon
meet last week here in Toronto, a fellow Vanagonaut pointed out to me that my
timing gear was out 180 degrees. To his trained eye it stuck out like a sore
thumb because the Hall sensor was pointing towards the rear of the
vehicle.
Obliviously an error
by previous rebuilder. The timing gear was also missing the 2 washers at the
bottom which resulted in a little but negligible wear.
Also the timing
seemed to be way out of wack as it showed to be nearly 30 degrees advanced - ran
fine.
We then proceeded to
turn the timing gear to correct position (with cylinder #1 at TDC, as per
Bentley) and added the 2 washers.
Following the
instructions from the Bentley manual we adjusted the timing.
Still , the engine
seemed the happiest at nearly 30 degrees advance, which does not make
sense.
Between 10-20
degrees advance the engine was bogging on heavy throttle but would eventually
get up to RPM.
Adjusting the timing
as per spec. the engine ran like a dog - no power or would not run at
all.
The only difference
now is that the engine will not cut out at idle - which before required some
fancy foot work when coming to a stop light to keep engine
running.
So, please List -
shed some light on this!!!
Ken
Madsen
Toronto,
Ontario