16v timing question

[ranahan@charter.net (John Erickson)]

I ran with my knock box bypassed for almost a year.  The 
ignition is definitely retarded (like the owner) in this 
condition.  

John.
Long Beach.

On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:21:17 -0700 (PDT)
  "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>Hmm, this just gave me an idea for what could be wrong 
>with my car...
>which computer is responsible for timing advance on the 
>16v engine?
>
>I think my knock box is pretty much dead (it's not 
>sending out a fuel pump
>relay signal anymore) and maybe the reason my car runs so 
>much better with
>the distributor set at full advance (way past 6 deg) is 
>that the normal
>advance isn't working at all so it's just running at base 
>timing all the
>time.
>
>Hmm..
>
>-Toby
>
>On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Anthony Pelletier wrote:
>
>> So, under full load the total timing is 23 degrees?
>> Seems to low.  I though it was around 30?  Or, is that
>> 23 deg + 8 initial =31?
>>
>> Tony
>> --- Kenneth  & Georgianna Robinson
>> <krobins2@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>> > On another note, what would those same settings be
>> > for an 8V CIS-E engine??
>> > TIA! Ken R.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "jp43044" <jp43044@netzero.net>
>> > To: "Anthony Pelletier" <vwnuts@yahoo.com>;
>> > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:13 PM
>> > Subject: Re: 16v timing question
>> >
>> >
>> > > Initial should be set at about 8 deg. and total is
>> > around 19-23 on 16V
>> > CIS-E
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Erik
>> > > 88 16V
>> > > 88 Golf (Urban Insult Vehichle) I think it is
>> > dead!  I am very bummed.
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com>
>> > > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> > > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:02 AM
>> > > Subject: 16v timing question
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > Does anyone know what the 16v uses for total
>> > timing
>> > > > from the factory?  What are all you stand alone
>> > guys
>> > > > using for total timing.  Scott W?
>> > > > Thanks,
>> > > > Tony
>> > > >
>> > > >
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