update: Crank shaft woodruff key Q's

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

I changed the crank/timing belt pulley with one in better condition. The old 
one at least half of the key was gone, and a small bit of damage to the 
keyway.

When I time the engine I set the mark on the plastic cover with the mark on 
the pulley (&the top of Cyl#1 with the top) it does line up correctly. Same 
for the fly wheel.
I set the upper cam to the mark on the valve cover.
The car will run but veryn poorly. The dist is set at the exteem edge of the 
setting (all the way forward).
Any less than this and it barely turns the engine, here it revs the engine a 
lot. The timing light shows both the top and the bottom timing marks are 
towards the rear of the engine. No adjusting of the dist will make it move 
forward to the correct marks.

Any ideas guys?

Julie's beginning to get pissed with this.





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





>From: marc_scirocco Québec <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>
>Reply-To: <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>
>To: "Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: Crank shaft woodruff key Q's
>Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:50:52 -0400
>
>Inspect the crankshaft end. It has to be perfect, or the key will break
>again and again. If not, you need another crankshaft.
>
>Make sure you follow the proper procedure to tighten the bolt. What part
>number is your crankshaft sprocket?
>
>Cheers.
>
>Marc
>'83 Scirocco
>'88 Scirocco Slegato
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de Julie Macfarlane
>Envoyé : lundi 20 octobre 2003 09:28
>À : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Objet : Crank shaft woodruff key Q's
>
>
>I have discovered the PITA of the cars. The crankshaft bolt came of
>REASONABLY easy (took heat on the 12 point bolt), but the key on the
>crank/timing belt pully was only about 3mm across instead of the full size
>and the slot in the crank was damaged. It is "smeared" a bit, no metal from
>the key either, just rust.
>Chris, this was a used part right?
>
>I took the part I needed from another 16v and it seems like new, no rust or
>damage to the key. Not bad for a worn out engine....
>It took a bit of tapping with a BFH to settle it correctly and seems 
>secure.
>The bolt was replaced by the 6 point bolt from the older engine.
>
>Q is, will this work for me or do I have a dud engine... I am hoping I dont
>have to pull the crank to replace it. If I do.. How much are they?
>
>Also how do I get the engine from turning while I try to tighten the bolt?
>
>Frustrated....
>
>
>Julie Macfarlane
>Menlo Park Research & Development
>Internet Application Developer
>www.menloparkrandd.com
>www.montgomeryweb.org
>Amsterdam NY
>
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