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Thanks everyone for the quick help. I called the mechanic and told him the problem. He told me that he had to retard the timing because of the heat and pinging. He said in the winter we'd be able to advance the timing more to get more power and not have to worry about the heat build up. This all kind of confuses me since the engine did have more pull and didn't run as hot before I took it in when it was running on stock ignition. I'm thinking of being a pain in the ass and stopping by to get a better explanation however, I do need to double-check my oil sender numbers to make sure what I have is exactly the correct sender (the hole, as I recall, seems smaller than my previous sender, but I'll check...). Jeezus Crimeny, if I had a second car I would've done all this work myself but... All because of these damned carbs...who says they're easier than FI? I sure don't think so :( Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/ >-----Original Message----- >Look in the "Distributor Questions" Thread. > >It was me who complained and yes unfortunately that is the >only access to >the nut. Be Very Patient. Shitty advice, I know. >You might try loosening the distributor clamp itself to wiggle >some slack >to the adjusting nut. The clamp nut is to the Right front of the >distributor, on the case. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/