Re: [T3] Timing and dwell

[Simon Glen <simonglen@bigpond.com>]

Jim Adney wrote:

> On 7 May 2002, at 23:44, Simon Glen wrote:
>
> > I continue advancing the timing and testing until she just begins to pink and
> > performance falls off.  Then, I retard  the timing by 1 to 2 degrees.

> The rule of
> thumb for VW tuners has always been to avoid going over 30-32 deg of max
> advance (not counting the economy vacuum advance incorporated in
> mech/vac advance distributors.)
>
> I'd suggest checking that you were within this limit when you're done with
> your testing. -

Thank you.
In fact, after setting the timing in this way, I have in each case checked
the static timing again back at home and found that for the VW411 (an
AP series engine) it is at 10 degrees BTDC and for the Westfalia (a CJ
series engine) it is about 8 degrees BTDC.

A friend and I have set his 1973 Type3 with a T0 series engine in the
same way and the static timing also worked out to be around 8 degrees
BTDC.

Simon Glen
Toowoomba, Australia.

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