Re: timing

[skerocdriver@juno.com (Shawn C Meze)]

On Mon, 23 Nov 1998 11:13:09 -0400 rhl@student.umass.edu writes:

>high octane gas and see if that helps (i won't have access to a timing 
>light till wed.) does this sound like the right answer to my problem?


Thats a good move, good call! Put in higher octane fuel and see how it
runs.


>the sound comes from directly in front of the driver, it is not present
>when the engine is just coasting, and it's volume is variable with the 
>amount of accelration, not with just the revs.
>Thanks in advance!
>Rob Luhrs


It does sound like you have an ping caused by low octane. If you can, ask
the previous owner what grade fuel he used. 
I would have the timing checked and if you plan on using the cheaper
fuel, just retard the timming back a few degrees from where it is now.
This isnt ona 16V is it?


              Shawn Meze
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