running issues with the wifes 89 cabby

[calimus at techography.net (calimus)]

YOU ARE THE MAN!!!  Never even looked for a timing mark on the inside of the
cam gear.  I figured the bentley was just making reference to the tooth that
the outside timing mark was on.  Which beggs to differ, why the hell is
there a timing mark on the outside of the gear if you have to use the one on
the inside??

Anyway, lined that one up, reset the dizzy and hit the key.  She's purring
like a kitten and revving all the way to 7k.  I got everything tightened
back down just in time for the wife to come home from work and waltz into
the garage.  I told her to give it a try and got a a great big smile.  So if
you make it to Cincy this year Craig and I do as well, I owe ya a beer man.
Thanks.

William
----- Original Message -----
From: "Krazy Horse" <nightmare16v1988@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 6:02 PM
Subject: RE: running issues with the wifes 89 cabby


> I had some running/starting issues with my Golf. I found that I was
looking
> at the worng dots on the time gear. I need to look on the back of the time
> sprocket and line that up with the valve cover. Fired right up after I
> readjusted everything.
>
> -Craig
> "Nightmare" '88 16v (PG-T Proj.)
> "Calypso" '91 Golf GL (Daily Driver)
>
>
>
>
> >From: "calimus" <calimus@techography.net>
> >To: "Scirocco-l" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: running issues with the wifes 89 cabby
> >Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 15:36:19 -0500
> >
> >Ok, so we all know I got the engine up int he car, now the fun starts, I
> >can't get the admn thing to run right.  Cam/Crank timing is spot on, I
just
> >don't think I could get it any closer to dead on balls.  I followed Mr.
> >Bentley and set the dizzy in so that the rotor was pointing to the mark
on
> >the dizzy for #1 cyl.  Start car, no start.  What I've ended up having to
> >do
> >is move the rotor to the point that it's basicly pointing before #2 cycl
to
> >get the engine to run, but then it runs like shit, but it does run.
> >
> >What am I missing here?  Timing mark on the crank lines up with the mark
on
> >the belt cover, lines the cam up with the edge of the valve cover per
> >Bentley.  I've also pulled #1 plug and made sure that #1 cyl is at TDC.
> >Also just did a compression test and got 181-185psi on all 4 cyl so that
> >should mean that things are good right?  So where am I screwing up.
> >Someone
> >help me cause I really want to get the wife back in a VW before she tries
> >stealing my rocco again.
> >
> >William Snyder
> >
> >88' Scirocco 16v
> >89' Cabriolet 8v
> >71' Karmann Ghia
> >
> >
> >
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