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On 5 Mar 2001, at 11:52, Dave Campen wrote: > Another small request for info.....; My engine is something of a "bitsa" > (bitsa this and bitsa that), as it's a FI block (U0471327), with stock twin > carbs, and a 311 905 205G dizzy that I dug up out of the garage. I reset the > timing to 0deg BTDC at the weekend, as this seemed the "correct" setting, > and I had previously set it using no.3 lead which makes it a bit more > advanced Does this dizzy have vac advance only? If so, is it the right dist for your carbs and is it connected to them properly. If you're not getting any advance, then the engine will run very poorly. > btw you wouldn't believe how much grease my torsion arm bearings took. They > probably hadn't been done for twenty years, so they're a bit loose..... Unfortunately this is a common problem. Lack of grease will cause the bearings to wear out, and this is almost impossible to cure. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org