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On 12 Aug 98, at 7:33, Erkson, Toby wrote: > Got my car back from the mechanic and she's been running real > smooth...trouble > is the power just isn't there like it used to be and the oil pressure is > pretty much nil after a 30-minute cruise (on a 150-psi VDO gauge). I > swapped oil pressure senders and checked valve lash and everything is okay > so my next guess is timing. I go look at the nut to loosen and CRAP! it's > directly under my cooling flaps rod! Check your timing first just to see where it has been set then remove the distributor. You will find that the dist clamp has been over tightened and the clamp is deformed where the spacer sleeve pushes against it. Straighten it, it will be obvious what you need to do. Then reinstall it with a 6mm flat washer between the spacer sleeve and the clamp; this will prevent a recurrance. There should also be a spring washer between the nut and the spacer sleeve. Then you can reassemble and go back to re-timing your engine. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org