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Re: [T3] Vacuum Advance and setting ignition timing


As an aside, it idles and drives better than it ever has, granted, running on all four
cylinders help; however, there is a delay in how the engine picks up from a stand-still. 
I'll let the list know how it goes over the weekend.  

--- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote:
> On 21 Nov 2002, at 6:54, jim wrote:
> 
> > > Forgive me, but I wonder if you have the vac advance hooked up to the retard
> > > vacuum port and are misreading the advance you get as retard. Otherwise I just
> > > don't see how this could happen.
> > > 
> > > How's your gas mileage?
> > 
> > Gas mileage is poor, very poor (about 15 mpg on a good day).  
> 
> Poor gas mileage would be consistent with the advance hooked up to the 
> retard port. I don't think it would want to idle well, either.
> 
> -
> Jim Adney
> jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, WI 53711-3054
> USA
> 
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