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Re: [T3] Stupid Me (was 73 fasty ignition problem)


On 16 Dec 98, at 8:41, Douglas_Brashear@mail.amsinc.com wrote:

> However, the sticker on the intake air housing says that the advance should
> be 5 degrees to the right of the TDC mark (so 5 degrees BTDC? or was the
> diagram wrong in Muir?)...so last night I checked the timing (dynamically
> with a timing light) and it was at TDC (can't even get it correctly
> wrong)...so I reset it to 5 degrees to the right of the TDC mark and all
> was well...BTW, on my pulley there are several notches:
> 
> |     |     | |
> 
> The first is 5 degrees ATDC...the second is TDC...the third is 5 degrees
> BTDC...the forth is 7.5 degrees BTDC, right?

Yes, this is right.  Go by the sticker, or the Bentley.  They agree.

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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