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Apart from the 009 specific advice already given, are you sure which pulley mark is TDC for your engine? Look at the Type 3 timing page on the club website to check which is which - there are different sequences of marks. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 11:44 PM Subject: Re: [T3] Run-on or dieseling > On 27 Apr 2001, at 8:36, Brian Schlepp wrote: > > > My problem is that it idles and runs better than it has, but it > > wants to run-on (diesel as I've always heard it) when I try to shut it > > off. I always thought this was from too much timing. I set the timing > > at 0 degrees per Bently for a U motor. It is a 1600cc single port > > w/dual solexs and 009 with Pertronix (or similar). My spare dizzy is > > out of my 67 fasty and has one vacuum canister. I would rather use > > the vacuum advance dizzy but I don't have time to swap them right now > > as I am leaving tomorrow for a show 150 miles away. Any ideas? > > You need to set the timing according to the carbs you have and the > dist you're using. The U case was FI at one time, but that's > irrelevant now. You need to make sure you have a dist that will > work with your carbs to give you appropriate advance, and set the > idle timing to the needs of your engine. > > - > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe >