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On 14 Jan 2002, at 21:26, phil cain wrote: > let us start from scrach. firing order is 4123 clockwise on the dist. > looking into the engine compartment It's true that the firing order only starts with #1 by convention, but you can certainly start anywhere, including with #4, but the order above is backwards. Stated conventionally it is 1432, but 4321, 3214, and 2143 are equally correct. 4123 is not. Everything else below is accurate. > #1 top right just below it is #2, top left is #3 under it is #4.To drop the > dist drive shaft the timing pulley must be at TDC the #1 valves(I&E) must be > closed and on #2 cyl the exhaust valve must be open(depressed)and if you > check #1 piston will be at the top of the compression stroke when all this is > right install the dist drive shaft as it calls for in the bentley book, with > this done the dist will fit properly into the space for it and the plug wires > can be installed right on the dist cap, this should make the world right, - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe