16v timing question

[abatzis2@hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

well, it's easy enough to see if your timing advances with throttle. simple 
procedure for it in bentley.  have you tried this yet before messing around 
with knock boxes?
-michael



>From: "T. Reed" <treed2@u.washington.edu>

>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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