Re: 2.0l 8v timing

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Dave, what fuel system are you using?

>
>
>i'm near finished with a 2.0l conversion (8v ABA block, hydraulic gti head)
>in my friends' cabriolet, but cant get the damn thing to start....it cranks
>fine and all electrical connections appear to be correct (after several
>re-checks)....i'm 99% sure it's a timing problem......i have the car at top
>dead center, and set the cam gear in the correct place (lined up with the
>top of the valve cover) , but when i tried to install the timing belt, i
>couldn't get the belt in a tooth so that it would remain in the correct
>position......do i have to reposition the belt lower down and hope that it
>will then line up on the cam gear?.....i'm using a stock 2.0l 8v timing
>belt.....this is the correct belt to use for the conversion,
>correct?........any help from people who are running this setup would be
>appreciated.....
>
>this really makes me appreciate the 16 motors alot more, due to their
>improvement/ease of setting the timing and no need to worry about the
>intermediate shaft
>
>also, the hole in the tranny case doesn't have a little metal arrow in the
>casting that i am used to seeing on other 020 cases......
>
>i've been using the bentley, but since this is a hybrid, i just want to see
>if there are any corrections i need to compensate for....
>
>dave
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Chris DeLong
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