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Timing Check 16v
and after you are all timed up and think you are ready to go. make suer to
give the engine a full revolution for good measure with your ratchet. just
extra security.
On 7/14/06, Brian Haygood <haygood@myway.com> wrote:
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> but that mark is too far away from its arrow and half as accurate
> anyway. I'll grab my boss's adjustable light today.
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> --- On Fri 07/14, < brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net > wrote:
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> From: [mailto: brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net]
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> To: rocco16@sbcglobal.net, haygood@myway.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
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> Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:21:59 -0700 (PDT)
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> Subject: Re: Timing Check 16v
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> new roman, new york, times, serif">Yep, Larry is right on the money.
> Whenever I replaced the timing belt on the 16v, I would paint the arrow
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> times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: LEF <
> rocco16@sbcglobal.net><BR>To: haygood@myway.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>Sent:
> Friday, July 14, 2006 7:00:31 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Timing Check 16v<BR><BR>
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> <DIV>The best way I've found is to use an adjustable timing light and go
> off the timing mark on the front pulley (the one bolted to the harmonic
> damper/crank belt sprocket.<BR>This requires that the stock bottom timing
> belt cover still be in place.Also helps if you mark the arrow in that
> cover, and the mark on the V-belt pulley, with white paint.<BR><BR>How VW
> ever expected anyone to use the flywheel mark is beyond my
> comprehension.<BR><BR>Larry<BR>sandiego16v<BR>----- Original Message -----
> <BR>From: Brian Haygood <BR>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <BR>Sent:
> Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:33 PM<BR>Subject: Timing Check
> 16v<BR><BR><BR><BR>So I've never had an occaision to check timing on a
> 16v.I wander over to the car with the light and realize that there is no
> friggin way to see the timing marks without taking the intake tube off - in
> which case the engine won't
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> run, defeating the purpose of checking timing.<BR><BR><BR><BR>So what
> gives?Do I have to pull the intake tube and use the starter to spin it to
> check timing?<BR><BR><BR><BR>Upload all timing checking advice now,
> please.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Thanks.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Brian<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>No
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