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On 11 Nov 99, at 9:08, mark kaylor wrote:
> so what your saying is that the rotor only turns in 90 degree increments?
> well then i'm wrong. i misinterpreted muir.
> now my timing marks look like this.... | |||
> according to muir the first one is TDC. i lined that up and #1 was right
> on. but according to him, #2 is at "the first notch of the 3".
> so i should rotate 180 on the crank, or 90 on the distributor for #2?
> on my pulley there's no marks 180 degrees from TDC, but i did notice
> a flat spot on the teeth where there could have been some marks.
# 1 and 3 adjust at the first mark of the 4 that you describe. # 2
and 4 adjust at the flat spot that you describe.
> when i took the valve cover off the left side, i found the adjusting screw
> and lock nut for the #4 intake valve laying in the cover!! the rocker was
> just flapping there by itself. i put it back on. it wouldn't adjust though,
> no doubt due to fact that i'm not adjusting them right!!!
Yes, get this right and things should start working much better.
Your #4 has not been working which means that the temp sensor
there has been telling your FI that the engine is still cold. This
keeps things running rich, etc, etc.
Jim
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Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison WI USA
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