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Timing light?

Subject: Timing light?
From: juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)
Date: Fri Nov 18 14:36:41 2005
In-reply-to: <50235.192.80.68.68.1132332760.squirrel@www.validpath.com>
Sure...
I drove the MKII 681 miles home. The alt died 50 miles into the trip, the 
radiator leaked and the belts gave out just as I pulled into the street.
That was just Ohio to NY!

Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Jeff Toomasson" <area53@validpath.com>
>Reply-To: area53@validpath.com
>To: juliemac57@hotmail.com
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: Timing light?
>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:52:40 -0600 (CST)
>
>You DRIVE it back, my dear!  :)  Just ask Marc Getty how quickly it can be
>done.  :)
>
> > Sorry bout that. Jill gets the 8v MKII. I still keep the MKI with the 
>16v!
> >
> > As for the chassis, I would LOVE a rust free Tx or Ca shell. But how do 
>I
> > transport some thing like that?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Julie Macfarlane
> > "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> > DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> > 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> > 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> > Amsterdam NY
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: "Jeff Toomasson" <area53@validpath.com>
> >>Reply-To: area53@validpath.com
> >>To: juliemac57@hotmail.com
> >>CC: patrick.bureau@gmail.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >>Subject: RE: Timing light?
> >>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:10:15 -0600 (CST)
> >>
> >>Julie - when you say "rebuilt" I assume you mean sans 2L16v - a newbie
> >>driver
> >>shouldn't have that kind of power at their disposal. So, that begs the
> >>question
> >>of when will you be getting a cherry, rust-free, California mk1 to 
>replace
> >>it??  :)  Or am I confused by the first statement and that Jill will get
> >>the
> >>mk_2_ when Draco gets rebuilt...?
> >>
> >>JT
> >>
> >> > Ok. Reasons?
> >> > 1) After Draco gets rebuilt it will become Jills car.
> >> > 2) I promiced Daun it would stay stock. (NO lime green seat covers or
> >> > flames  and dragons ala the fast & the furious.... Sorry Jill) 3) You
> >> > want me to get jill in a high HP car after years of exposure to
> >>your
> >> >  guys?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Julie Macfarlane
> >> > "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >> > DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >> > 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >> > 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> >> > Amsterdam NY
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>From: "Patrick Bureau" <patrick.bureau@gmail.com>
> >> >>To: "'Julie Macfarlane'" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >> >>CC: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >> >>Subject: RE: Timing light?
> >> >>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:33:40 -0600
> >> >>
> >> >>Sell the 8v, go back to easy peasy 16v will ya (grin)
> >> >>
> >> >>Look it up in the 8v bentley /;) its described how to do both.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>----
> >> >>Patrick Bureau - patrick.bureau@gmail.com
> >> >>
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>From: Julie Macfarlane [mailto:juliemac57@hotmail.com]
> >> >>Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:31 PM
> >> >>To: patrick.bureau@gmail.com
> >> >>Subject: Re: Timing light?
> >> >>
> >> >>Jeeze. I have no idea what I am doing with the timing and you quote
> >>dwell?
> >> >>I donot know how to set that!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Julie Macfarlane
> >> >>"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >> >>DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >> >>1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >> >>1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> >> >>Amsterdam NY
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> >From: Patrick Bureau <patrick.bureau@gmail.com>
> >> >> >To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >> >> >Subject: Re: Timing light?
> >> >> >Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:55:24 -0600
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I like 14' on my 2L but I also adjusted the dwell to 60 degree /;)
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >  On 11/17/05, Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Ok. Thas easy. Do I disconnect the vac advance during all this?
> >>What
> >> >> > > is the best position (apart from the 6deg mark) for an 8V?
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Julie Macfarlane
> >> >> > > "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >> >> > > DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >> >> > > 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >> >> > > 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> >> >> > > Amsterdam NY
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > >From: Dan Bubb <dan.bubb@gmail.com>
> >> >> > > >To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >> >> > > >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> >> > > >Subject: Re: Timing light?
> >> >> > > >Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:06:55 -0500
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > >Set it to zero and line up the timing mark on the flywheel with
> >> >>the
> >> >> > > >pointer on the bellhousing.
> >> >> > > >Set it to 6 and line up the zero mark on the flywheel with the
> >> >> > > >pointer on the bellhousing.
> >> >> > > >Set it to whatever advanced timing you think your engine would
> >> >>like
> >> >> > > >and line up the zero on the flywheel with the pointer on the
> >> >> > > >bellhousing.
> >> >> > > >;^)
> >> >> > > >Dan
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > >On 11/17/05, Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > > > > Soooo. No one knows how to use the variable timing light?
> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> > > > > >Having dropped a BFH on the pick up of my (only) 20 year 
>old
> >> >> > > > > >timing
> >> >> > > >light,
> >> >> > > > > >I had to borrow a friends. It is adjustable timimng. How do 
>I
> >> >> > > > > >use this?
> >> >> > > > > >I got the basic timing done (and it was a HUGE difference),
> >> >>it
> >> >> > > > > >runs
> >> >> >a
> >> >> > > >LOT
> >> >> > > > > >smoother.
> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> > > > > >Julie Macfarlane
> >> >> > > > > >"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >> >> > > > > >DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >> >> > > > > >1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >> >> > > > > >1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg Amsterdam NY
> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> > > > > >
> >> >> > > > > >_______________________________________________
> >> >> > > > > >Scirocco-l mailing list
> >> >> > > > > >Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> >> > > > > >http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________
> >> >> > > > > Scirocco-l mailing list
> >> >> > > > > Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> >> > > > > http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > _______________________________________________
> >> >> > > Scirocco-l mailing list
> >> >> > > Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >> >> > > http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >> >> > >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >--
> >> >> >Patrick Bureau - patrick.bureau@gmail.com
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>--
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> >> >>11/14/2005
> >> >>
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> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
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> >> > Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
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>
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