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On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 17:54, Lynn Knapp wrote: > Recently I read some discussion re the use of a type 1 engine in a type > 3 car. > I am in the midst of doing just that as I had a newly rebuilt T1 block. > I'm using the type 3 tin. > Reforming the type 1 dip stick and adding the "cool tins" are about the > only changes I have encountered. > I am, however, puzzled by another thing. 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? > The engine is still on the bench so I can start over if given good guidance. > What's the word from the Guru's? > Lynn > The distributor drive gear in the engine is installed different for T-1 and T-3. About 90 degrees different which would be 1/2 turn of the crankshaft. Now, do you want to pull the gear, and reset it, or do you ant to just re-arrange the plug wires to compensate for it. There is also the possibility that the dowl pin hole in the impeller has been redrilled, and is 180 out. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org