Re: [Tech] Distributor ...

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 00:11:39 +0000 "Tobias M-G"
<scirocco16v88@hotmail.com> writes:

> I know ... rehash for the millionth time.
> 
> Took the old one out, swapped in the new one directly in same 
> position. Car ran crappy.
> 
> Followed book and turned wheel so that mark in transmission is 
> aligned with that in housing, then adjusted distributor so arm pointed
to marking 
> in distributor housing. No start, grey clouds come out of rubber intake

> boot .. 
> unburnt stuff I guess.
> 
> Now, I turn wheel back so that markings in transmission lign up .. 
> and the arm in the distributor is pointing the opposite way (before it 
> pointed at the marking) - is this possible (duh, yes I can see it is
... but 
> why dit it  get thrown off by 180)?

Because the engine rotates 2 times for every single distributor rotation.


> Does that mean it's corretly in place and I 
> just need to turn the distributor 180 so that the markings lign up?
> 
> TIA
> Tobias

It's sounds like the timing is still off...

Are you using a timing light?

Peter - http://thescirocco.com -Techtonics, Autotech-Quaife USA,
Magnecor, & Peloquin, Discount Dealer -  Bear, DE                        
                                                                         
'79 Scirocco 16V "Retro"    
'83 GTI "Caged Rabbit"
'84.5 Scirocco "Oddball"
'84 GTI 
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