Timing light beginner- Help

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

to ease your problem, put the inductive clamp on cylinder #1 (near the oil cap). with the clamp on
the center you will end up with 2 marks.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken B" <Indiana_Red@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 7:41 PM
Subject: Timing light beginner- Help


> I am trying to check my timing on my stock Scirocco 16v motor.  I have a
> decent light that has the "inductive" clamp that goes on the center dizzy
> wire. Pretty simple setup really.  Whne I lean on the drivers fender and
> shoot down and across under the intake boot I can see 2 marks.  One is
> pretty much centered and the other is just barely in view about  a
> quarter-half inch away toward the front of the car.  At Idle that is.  As I
> speed up the engine, conservatively, that first mark slides on back as the
> next one in front comes into center view and as I keep increasing it to
> keeps moving untill it is out of view to the "rear"  All this before I reach
> ~3000 rpm.  Is this about right?   Bently says that the "mark' (6<TDC should
> be lined up.  That looks right but I didnt expect it to advance that much.
> Anyone elses experiance similar?   Ive never seen one b4
>
> Thanks as allways.
> Ken
> 1979 Scirocco  "McFly"
> 16v conversion "...it's working....It's WORKING...!"
> tracing electrical gremlins now...
> VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"
>
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