Re: [T3] generator pulley - mm wrench size?

[Russ wolfe <russella@prairieinet.net>]

On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 23:19, Jim Adney wrote:

> 
> Were they using the ratchet to turn the engine backwards? I know lots of people 
> who like to adjust the valves in the reverse order (4-3-2-1) so this would 
> require using the ratchet backwards and then the ratchet wouldn't ratchet if 
> the engine started up. That is probably the main reason that I always adjust 
> "forward."
> 
> Or maybe on a type 1, since there is nothing to stop the handle, the whole 
> thing can just spin instead of ratcheting. This won't happen with a type 3 or 
> 4.
> 
All factory trained VW mechanics that I know turn the engine backwards
when adjusting valves. That is the way VW trains them. This way, you are
adjusting the cylinders 1-2-3-4. 
This is why I recommend disabling (pull the coil wire) the ignition
while adjusting valves. At least the engine won't start until you
re-enable the ignition.
-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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