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On 15 May 99, at 8:59, Chad Montandon wrote: > 70 FI squareback > > WN2á hecked out all of your suggestions which were very helpful. I > checked the temp sensor....everything was tight...the rubber boot that > goes over it was totally corroded away. I know this will cause a loss of > cold air, willl this create a problem. No, no problem. In fact there is not even any air leak as both sides of the sheet tin are outside the forced air flow at that point. > Anyways I also cleaned the trugger > points which were very dirty. Heres my problem though: > To clean the trigger points I removed the distibutor as suggested in the > Bently. No problem. I removed the little tray that contains the trigger > points...cleaned them...and reinstalled the tray...No problem. Then I put > the distrubutor back in the shaft and knew that My timing was going to be > off. I proceeded to hook up my timing light and turn the distributor till > the marks lined up with the pointer on the pulley....No problem. Now for > the problem. My timing is still off. While running my car will fluxuate > (hard to describe...you guys Know how it feels to have your timing off, > its like that) What have I done wrong. I lined up the mark on the pulley > that is just left to the three consecutive marks: > > \ \\\ > > what have I done wrong? I just completed installing new intake boots and > intake gaskets that same day, coould my problem be there? This post might > be vague, but that is the best way I know how to describe it. This is the correct timing mark for your car. If the idle is unstable then I suspect that you have an air leak. This is most likely where you did your replacements. Did you use the correct replacements for a type 3? Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/