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On 4 Sep 2003 at 16:54, Lynn Knapp wrote: > The T3 fan/pully fit the crank > just fine but when I went to time the engine it seemed to be 180 degrees > out. I used a probe into the #1 cylinder to find TDC on the compression > stroke and the timing marks on the fan/pully were on the bottom (180 off)! > I have the distributor arranged so that it should time to #1 at that > point and I added a white paint mark on the fan/pully for future timing > but have I done something wrong or is this normal for this situation? You must be doing something wrong. Is it possible that you have the wrong cylinder picked out as # 1? Number 1 is the RF cylinder. To find TDC you have to use the probe like you've already done, AND also confirm that both valves are closed for that cylinder at that time. Make sure you have the dist drive gear installed correctly. It doesn't go in randomly and it goes in differently from a beetle. The case you use would make no difference in any of this, but, of course, you have to re-position the dist drive gear. Getting the drive gear wrong would not, however, cause the symptom you describe. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org