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<x-charset ISO-8859-1>On 4 Mar 2002, at 0:57, Mike Wodkowski wrote: > Are you setting the marks to TDC for the #1 valves, and then turning the > engine 180° COUNTERCLOCKWISE to the center of the three-tooth bridge for #2? Are > you positive you're turning the engine in the right direction for the cylinder > you're setting? You can turn the engine in either direction to adjust the valves. If you want to adjust them in the order 1,2,3,4 then turn it CCW; if you want to go 1,4,3,2 turn it CW. > Whenever I had this problem, it was because I was trying to set the wrong > valve for where the engine was. It only takes once (or in my case, twice) to > learn this lesson. Everyone has trouble with this at first. Once they figure out what the point is and exactly what they're trying to accomplish, it gets a LOT easier. ;-) - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>