RE: Timing mark

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <scirocco@absomotherfuckinlutely.com>]

Yah, that's what I meant by the extension in the cylinder thing : )
	-Josiah

'84 GTi
http://bork.hampshire.edu/josiah

On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Julie Macfarlane wrote:

> You can also remove the #1 sparkplug and insert a long screwdriver into the
> cylander.Using a 19mm wrench, advance the rotation of the motor (careful not
> to pinch the shaft of the screwdriver). The punch mark on the upper cam
> shaft should be right in line with the top of the valve cover. The screw
> driver will rise to the occassion. A fast way to find TDC. The mark to set
> is 3 deg past the TDC. Good luck!
> 
> Julie Macfarlane
> '81 Scirocco (Mom)
> '83 Rabid GTI (Baby)
> '85 Jetta (Wolfsburg)
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wm. Josiah Erikson [mailto:scirocco@absomotherfuckinlutely.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 9:03 PM
> To: Julie Macfarlane
> Cc: Scirocco List
> Subject: RE: Timing mark
> 
> 
> Ah, that lug IS the TDC mark? Cool. That would explain why my car isn't
> running nearly as well as it should (laugh). I was going to do the
> extension-in-the-cylinder thing, but thought I'd ask people first...
> 	-Josiah


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