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 1971Type3
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| posted on June 3rd, 2005 at 03:53 AM |
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rabbit engine in typ3 / how to set timing
Hi there,
as I have my engine (1.8 rabbit) installed,I wonder how to set the
timing,as there is no timing mark on the flywheel.I have an adapter plate and custom flywheel so I can use the org. type3 starter.Ignition is from a
scirocco (TSZ-h and DLS,sorry, I don´t know the american name for it).Can a mark be made on the pulley?Any help would be great.
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| posted on June 3rd, 2005 at 08:56 AM |
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Timing marks are usually at the other end of the engine 
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| posted on June 3rd, 2005 at 08:30 PM |
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on a golf they are at the fly wheel end, just remark it using the positive stop method.
A spark plug with the centre removed , drilled and tapped to screw some stud through, turn engine till N0# 1 piston just touches the stop then mark
,turn engine the other way till it just touches and re-mark, half way between these 2 marks is TDC..
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| posted on June 3rd, 2005 at 08:36 PM |
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Well, I just learnt something!
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1971Type3
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| posted on June 4th, 2005 at 12:06 AM |
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@VWCOOL: I know both sides of an engine...
@jakjones: I have set the timing to TDC at the moment,idles ok (I do it similar way, with a screwdriver).Problem is that even if I had timing marks on
the flywheel,I could´t use them because the type3 trans has no hole like the golf trans to see the marks and use the strobe.And I didn´t want to
make a hole to the trans.So I want to use the pulley instead.My question is:when you want a mark for e.g. 30 BTDC,means this simply to measure 30
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| posted on June 4th, 2005 at 09:48 PM |
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on golf engines there are timing marks on the pulleys for the timing belt so you can find tdc easily
where are you located and do you have any pics?
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| posted on June 7th, 2005 at 06:13 AM |
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I´m from Augsburg,Germany.I will post some pics if you are interested.The TDC mark is on the pulley,right,but I would like to be able to set the
timing not only at idle speed,but to check the amount of (don´t know the f*** word: opposite of ignition retard) of the distributor at a given rpm
according to the engine specs.
Sorry for this long sentence,I guess it´s typical German complicated thinking.Normally,on the flywheel there are two marks,one for TDC and the other
mark (which I would like to have on the pulley) for the ignition (***see above). |
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| posted on June 11th, 2005 at 10:01 PM |
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buy a strobe light with an advance Dial , Snap On make one.
you can check the total advance that way easily.
Measure pulley diameter , work out the circumferance , etc etc
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| posted on June 13th, 2005 at 07:56 PM |
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post some pics please
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