adjusting Ignition timing

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

I cannot find the mark on the fly wheel for some reason.
I didn't assemble the system. I just fixed it.. (with ome help)



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net>
>To: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: adjusting Ignition timing
>Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 0:23:24 -0400
>
> > I have q's too...
> > The mark on the top cam (timing belt) was set so that when the timing 
>light
> > went off, it was about 1 tooth towards the back of the car. Supposedly 6 
>deg
> > off.
>
>Not really sure what you mean, but i'll try to answer anyway:  I wouldn't 
>go by the cam sprocket gear.  I put new cams in, and when the cams are at 
>TDC, the sprocket mark is back by a few degrees as you are saying.  And 
>each tooth is 9 degrees, so you'd probably notice if if was off by that 
>much.
>
>
> > The dist is set almost at the end of the adjustment range (where the 
>10mm
> > bolt goes through)
> > Is this correct?
>
>Really, you can't go by the position of the distributor, although the end 
>of the adjustment range doesn't seem right...
>Best bet, Julie, is to go by the flywheel timing mark.  At idle (and warm), 
>the light should go on as the big V mark on the flywheel passes by, 
>indicating 6 degrees advance.
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Julie Macfarlane
> > Menlo Park Research & Development
> > Internet Application Developer
> > www.menloparkrandd.com
> > www.montgomeryweb.org
> > Amsterdam NY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: derrickmd18@juno.com
> > >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >Subject: adjusting Ignition timing
> > >Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 19:34:16 -0700
> > >
> > >How would I go about adjusting the ignition timing on my 16v scirocco
> > >with a 1.8 motor?  I'm getting a timing light and I wanted to know 
>where
> > >I hook it up and adjust?  how do I know what degree to set it to and 
>how
> > >to set it?  whats the stock settings?
> > >
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