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On 30 Jun 99, at 11:59, oofacts@earthlink.net wrote: > I tuned it up again yesterday. It was idleing sort of low and the dwell > angle had opened up again and I installed my new points and set the timing > again. Didnt drive it too far though. It is probably best to just re-adjust the old points. They will all seat in a bit at first. Replace them only if the contacts or the rubbing block looks bad. > One last thought: when I did my valves, I set the intakes at .004 and the > exhausts at .006. This was recommended to me, but by someone whose cars are > in far better shape than mine. I read in Bentley that if the valeves arent > all set at. 006 then the engine could heat up too much. Any chance this > might be the culprit? No, it will not affact the engine temp, but it will affect the intake valve temp, however, these are never a problem as they always run pretty cool. I will get the oil pressure gauge. > If this problem doesnt iron out, someone with a garage and a second car is > going to have a nice little squareback and I'm going to be very sadly > driving a Schwinn...:( Hey, nothing wrong with a nice Schwinn! I have one I'm very fond of. It's rather dark though! Jim - sØ(D*********************** Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe