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please help with timing (advance/retarding)

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adnesiac Seriously Crusin Dubber

112 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#255918
hi guys
ive just recenltly had a whole heap of trouble with my a bad set of points in my 1800 kombie (which ive posted here). however when i picked up my car from the mechanics with the new points it was pinging really badly. so i took i back and its been retarted from 10 to 0 (or TDC i guess?) now ive had the same tank of petrol in the car so im trying to rule out fuel....

basically im wondering even though my car is running sluggish at 0 (10 degrees retarded from the machenics standard set-up). is there any problems with doing this??
im concerned about the heat from this, and also because i have to really plant my foot down to get up hill. also it seems to be missing a bit when i give alot of gas (some small amount of flooding??)

whithout the petrol factor, what else could cause a car to start pinging so badly after changing the points???
also when i picked up my car, one of the chokes was stuck on....
jeez im starting to hate machenics!!!

adnesiac Seriously Crusin Dubber

112 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#256004
for my retarted bus 🙂

70AutoStik Insano Dub Head

730 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#256334
Changing points will change the timing of course going from a badly worn set to a new set will advance it quite a bit...

The problem seems to be you have a non-VW mechanic, in which case he probably doesn't know how to set the timing correctly and is just guessing. I don't know the correct setting for a type 4, I'm a type 1 guy myself, but I'm sure you'll find someone here who can help.

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#256438
Many people on this forum use Premium unleaded in their type 4 engines.. stops the pinging and the engine runs better.. maybe 50/50 would also stop the pinging.. and overheating etc...

I don't know much about type 4s either...

Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---