Running on Empty no more...
BAJABABY
08-08-2004, 08:48 AM
Hey All,
I replaced the rotor, cap, plugs, wires and points. Checked the compression and it was between 105 and 110 on all cylinders.
It is now running on all cylinders but still has very little power but more than it had (I can actually get it to move a little now). I am pretty sure its in the timing because it wasn't running right so I rotated the wires and it ran better. So how do you set the timing on a VW. Can you use a timing light. If I understand correctly you line up the notch on the pulley with the split in the case and the rotor with the notch in the dizzy. I tried that but it doesn't seem to be right cause I had to rotate the wires to get it to run.
The numbers say the firing order is 1,4,3,2 Cylinder one being passenger side toward the front of the car, two being same side toward back.
Four is back of car left side, this is according to the numbers on the shroud. I was told it has late model (72) points so does that mean that the dizzy has been changed and I am trying to set it wrong?
I think if someone can help me get the timing set right the problem will be licked.
Thanks
I replaced the rotor, cap, plugs, wires and points. Checked the compression and it was between 105 and 110 on all cylinders.
It is now running on all cylinders but still has very little power but more than it had (I can actually get it to move a little now). I am pretty sure its in the timing because it wasn't running right so I rotated the wires and it ran better. So how do you set the timing on a VW. Can you use a timing light. If I understand correctly you line up the notch on the pulley with the split in the case and the rotor with the notch in the dizzy. I tried that but it doesn't seem to be right cause I had to rotate the wires to get it to run.
The numbers say the firing order is 1,4,3,2 Cylinder one being passenger side toward the front of the car, two being same side toward back.
Four is back of car left side, this is according to the numbers on the shroud. I was told it has late model (72) points so does that mean that the dizzy has been changed and I am trying to set it wrong?
I think if someone can help me get the timing set right the problem will be licked.
Thanks
BoatCop
08-08-2004, 09:03 PM
As I said in the other thread. What distributor does the engine have. That is the sole thing that you set the timing on.
Dose it have a little canister on it with a vacuum hose going up to the carb? Maybe 2 hoses going to the carb? How about no canister and no hoses going to the carb?
There should be a number stamped on the body of the carb. What that number is will determine which points, condensor, cap, rotor, and timing you should use.
The year and model of the engine doesn't matter. It's all based on the distributor, and there's a good chance that the one on your engine isn't the original one.
Dose it have a little canister on it with a vacuum hose going up to the carb? Maybe 2 hoses going to the carb? How about no canister and no hoses going to the carb?
There should be a number stamped on the body of the carb. What that number is will determine which points, condensor, cap, rotor, and timing you should use.
The year and model of the engine doesn't matter. It's all based on the distributor, and there's a good chance that the one on your engine isn't the original one.
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