Manifold tubes are plastic?!? and timing help

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

Ok, first off the camshaft (and the distributor) turns half as fast as the 
crankshaft, so turn the crank one revolution and the timing mark will be on 
the front side of the engine where you need it to be to check cam timing and 
get the distributor in the right place.

If the rotor is pointing at #4 right now then that is good bearing in mind 
that #1 and #4 should be opposite each other in the distributor cap. The 
firing order is 1-3-4-2 so #4 is one crank revolution, one half distributor 
revolution, out of position.

So, once you turn the crank one revolution, it sounds like the rotor will be 
pointing at #1, then just install the plug wires into the cap in the order 
1-3-4-2 going clockwise. Rereading your email it sounds like they're in the 
right order, as long as you are noting their position in a clockwise order.
And, yes, you're have the cylinder numbering correct. #1 closest to the 
timing belt.

Must be difficult as hell trying to learn all this stuff from the Bentley 
and a bunch of emails, but it sounds like you're just about there.
Dan


From: "Lexan Blanchard" <lexan_122874@hotmail.com>
To: <jdbubb@verizon.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: Manifold tubes are plastic?!? and timing help


> whew!!!!!!!!  i was very worried and getting really angry with the car. 
> we almost had a scuffle over her lack of cooperation.  and i happen to 
> have bought a pretty nice allen key set with tons of sizes, so i think i 
> will be covered (or figure out something).
>
> next question on timing...
>
> oh man, i think it's all fubarred!  or i can't figure it out.  flywheel 
> has OBVIOUS "0" very near the little hak mark.  so, when it's at TDC, the 
> little dot on the cam is on the drivers side, lined up with the back of 
> the valve cover (i all back the part that is closest to the interior 
> sitting area).  next, the rotor is sitting pointing almost diretly at the 
> radiator (just a little towards the drivers side).  Sort of pointing at #4 
> wire.  Next, I think the wires were in the wrong order (my god, can 
> anything else be wrong here?).  I am counting #1 cylinder to be the one 
> farthest over to the passenger side, then 2, 3, 4.  The distributor, as it 
> sits now, is going 4,2,1,3.  So, where do we go from here?
>
> I am most exited to get the ar started, even with the broken injetor 
> insert (i will just replace all 4 while i am at it).
>
> Thanks!!!
> Lexan
>
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