Timing light beginner- Help

[jdbubb@ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Total advance with the engine under load with revs over 3000 should be
in the low 30's. With no load (just revving it as you're doing) it will
advance more (the equivalent of vacuum advance), so, yeah, it should do
what it's doing.
Dan
PS< Also, as Allyn pointed out, the inductive pickup should not be on
the coil wire. It should be on the number 1 spark plug wire.


Ken B wrote:
> 
> I am trying to check my timing on my stock Scirocco 16v motor.  I have a
> decent light that has the "inductive" clamp that goes on the center dizzy
> wire. Pretty simple setup really.  Whne I lean on the drivers fender and
> shoot down and across under the intake boot I can see 2 marks.  One is
> pretty much centered and the other is just barely in view about  a
> quarter-half inch away toward the front of the car.  At Idle that is.  As I
> speed up the engine, conservatively, that first mark slides on back as the
> next one in front comes into center view and as I keep increasing it to
> keeps moving untill it is out of view to the "rear"  All this before I reach
> ~3000 rpm.  Is this about right?   Bently says that the "mark' (6<TDC should
> be lined up.  That looks right but I didnt expect it to advance that much.
> Anyone elses experiance similar?   Ive never seen one b4
> 
> Thanks as allways.
> Ken
> 1979 Scirocco  "McFly"
> 16v conversion "...it's working....It's WORKING...!"
> tracing electrical gremlins now...
> VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"
> 
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