running issues with the wifes 89 cabby

[nightmare16v1988 at hotmail.com (Krazy Horse)]

I had some running/starting issues with my Golf. I found that I was looking 
at the worng dots on the time gear. I need to look on the back of the time 
sprocket and line that up with the valve cover. Fired right up after I 
readjusted everything.

-Craig
"Nightmare" '88 16v (PG-T Proj.)
"Calypso" '91 Golf GL (Daily Driver)




>From: "calimus" <calimus@techography.net>
>To: "Scirocco-l" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: running issues with the wifes 89 cabby
>Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 15:36:19 -0500
>
>Ok, so we all know I got the engine up int he car, now the fun starts, I
>can't get the admn thing to run right.  Cam/Crank timing is spot on, I just
>don't think I could get it any closer to dead on balls.  I followed Mr.
>Bentley and set the dizzy in so that the rotor was pointing to the mark on
>the dizzy for #1 cyl.  Start car, no start.  What I've ended up having to 
>do
>is move the rotor to the point that it's basicly pointing before #2 cycl to
>get the engine to run, but then it runs like shit, but it does run.
>
>What am I missing here?  Timing mark on the crank lines up with the mark on
>the belt cover, lines the cam up with the edge of the valve cover per
>Bentley.  I've also pulled #1 plug and made sure that #1 cyl is at TDC.
>Also just did a compression test and got 181-185psi on all 4 cyl so that
>should mean that things are good right?  So where am I screwing up.  
>Someone
>help me cause I really want to get the wife back in a VW before she tries
>stealing my rocco again.
>
>William Snyder
>
>88' Scirocco 16v
>89' Cabriolet 8v
>71' Karmann Ghia
>
>
>
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