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> You should check your home team first! > > I've the 205T on my dual carb 1971 engine. Mine is timed at TDC. There are > timing marks shown for different engine numbers on the club website > http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/type3ign.htm plus the timing each uses. You may > find your 72 has a 71 engine, or even that the car is a 71 (does the chassis > start 361 for '71 or 362 for '72?). It presumably has two vacuum pick-up > points on the carb/manifold for the vacuum can. > If it's not the normal distributor for the engine, I suggest you time it as a > twin vac anyway if both parts are working. TDC is the left-hand mark, on its > own. > > There's also a page of engine and chassis numbers on the website so you can see > if it's original or replacement. > > Dave. > UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club > http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ Dave Thanks for that. Are we talking TDC at 800-900rpm with both hoses on? I have looked at the website previously, as well as looking in my type three club tech book, but everything goes by engine numbers. I'm not sure if this dizzi is original for the engine or not. I was always taught to time the engine by the distributor spec. Thanks Craig ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org