Re: [tech] Timing - Automatic Tranny

["Sal" <pellom@YorkU.CA>]

Marc,

Let's put it this way. The car will not go more than 40km/h (about 25miles
per hour).  I highly doubt it's the tranny....

Sal

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Peterson" <mpeters6@rochester.rr.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [tech] Timing - Automatic Tranny


> Lack of acceleration in a VW 3 speed slushbox...hmm could be just the
nature
> of the beast...
>
> Marc
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sal" <pellom@YorkU.CA>
> To: "Scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "VWOT" <VWofT@egroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 2:45 PM
> Subject: [tech] Timing - Automatic Tranny
>
>
> > First off, I hate automatic trannies....they suck royal ass cuz they're
so
> > difficult to work with.
> >
> > Regardless, I've been playing around with my brother's automatic Jetta
and
> I
> > can't figure out where to flash the timing light.  Well, I know where to
> > shine it, I think, but I don't know what I'm looking for.  I already
know
> > about the timing marks on the camshaft sprocket, the crankshaft sprocket
> as
> > well as TDC.....I'm just uncertain how to fine tune tha sucka!  The
> Bentley
> > is no help for the auto trannies.  Auto trannies suck!!!!
> >
> > Incidentally, the car lacks acceleration.  I have been told by the Bible
> > (the Bentley of course) as well as a coupla mechs that the lack of
> > acceleration is a timing issue.  Is this correct?  I just wanna get this
> VW
> > on the road....
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Sal
> > 67 Peugeot 404
> > 81 Scirocco 16V
> > 84 Shitrocco
> > 84 Rabbit
> >
> >
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