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> Its actually not as complicated as the subject title. The question > is: Muir says to set the valves at .006", cold, at TDC. A couple > months ago I did this. According to Muir's version of TDC. Not too > long ago, I discovered TDC was the 2nd, not the 1st, notch in from > the left on my engine. Hmm. I thought. I should reset the valve > clearance for TDC as I now know it. Then I thought, Well, How do I > know where cylinder # 2 is then? Muir says its at the leftmost of > the bridged three-teeth section, 180 from the TDC mark. But if my > TDC mark is in a bit from where Muir said it is, then I should move > in a bit on the three-tooth bridged section. But how much in? What Muir says is fine. Set 1 & 3 at the TDC mark and 2 & 4 180 deg away. Valve timing is not the same as ignition timing, so this is not the time to worry about when your spark plugs fire. Jim - Jim Adney temporarily away from home ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org