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Timing light?

Subject: Timing light?
From: area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)
Date: Fri Nov 18 10:50:37 2005
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You DRIVE it back, my dear!  :)  Just ask Marc Getty how quickly it can be 
done.  :)

> Sorry bout that. Jill gets the 8v MKII. I still keep the MKI with the 16v!
> 
> As for the chassis, I would LOVE a rust free Tx or Ca shell. But how do I 
> transport some thing like that?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Julie Macfarlane
> "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> Amsterdam NY
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>From: "Jeff Toomasson" <area53@validpath.com>
>>Reply-To: area53@validpath.com
>>To: juliemac57@hotmail.com
>>CC: patrick.bureau@gmail.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>Subject: RE: Timing light?
>>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:10:15 -0600 (CST)
>>
>>Julie - when you say "rebuilt" I assume you mean sans 2L16v - a newbie 
>>driver
>>shouldn't have that kind of power at their disposal. So, that begs the 
>>question
>>of when will you be getting a cherry, rust-free, California mk1 to replace
>>it??  :)  Or am I confused by the first statement and that Jill will get 
>>the
>>mk_2_ when Draco gets rebuilt...?
>>
>>JT
>>
>> > Ok. Reasons?
>> > 1) After Draco gets rebuilt it will become Jills car.
>> > 2) I promiced Daun it would stay stock. (NO lime green seat covers or
>> > flames  and dragons ala the fast & the furious.... Sorry Jill) 3) You
>> > want me to get jill in a high HP car after years of exposure to 
>>your
>> >  guys?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Julie Macfarlane
>> > "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
>> > DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
>> > 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
>> > 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
>> > Amsterdam NY
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>From: "Patrick Bureau" <patrick.bureau@gmail.com>
>> >>To: "'Julie Macfarlane'" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
>> >>CC: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> >>Subject: RE: Timing light?
>> >>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 06:33:40 -0600
>> >>
>> >>Sell the 8v, go back to easy peasy 16v will ya (grin)
>> >>
>> >>Look it up in the 8v bentley /;) its described how to do both.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>----
>> >>Patrick Bureau - patrick.bureau@gmail.com
>> >>
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: Julie Macfarlane [mailto:juliemac57@hotmail.com]
>> >>Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:31 PM
>> >>To: patrick.bureau@gmail.com
>> >>Subject: Re: Timing light?
>> >>
>> >>Jeeze. I have no idea what I am doing with the timing and you quote 
>>dwell?
>> >>I donot know how to set that!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Julie Macfarlane
>> >>"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
>> >>DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
>> >>1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
>> >>1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
>> >>Amsterdam NY
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >From: Patrick Bureau <patrick.bureau@gmail.com>
>> >> >To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
>> >> >Subject: Re: Timing light?
>> >> >Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:55:24 -0600
>> >> >
>> >> >I like 14' on my 2L but I also adjusted the dwell to 60 degree /;)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >  On 11/17/05, Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Ok. Thas easy. Do I disconnect the vac advance during all this? 
>>What
>> >> > > is the best position (apart from the 6deg mark) for an 8V?
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Julie Macfarlane
>> >> > > "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
>> >> > > DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
>> >> > > 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
>> >> > > 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
>> >> > > Amsterdam NY
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > >From: Dan Bubb <dan.bubb@gmail.com>
>> >> > > >To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
>> >> > > >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> >> > > >Subject: Re: Timing light?
>> >> > > >Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:06:55 -0500
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >Set it to zero and line up the timing mark on the flywheel with
>> >>the
>> >> > > >pointer on the bellhousing.
>> >> > > >Set it to 6 and line up the zero mark on the flywheel with the
>> >> > > >pointer on the bellhousing.
>> >> > > >Set it to whatever advanced timing you think your engine would
>> >>like
>> >> > > >and line up the zero on the flywheel with the pointer on the
>> >> > > >bellhousing.
>> >> > > >;^)
>> >> > > >Dan
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >On 11/17/05, Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > > > > Soooo. No one knows how to use the variable timing light?
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > > >Having dropped a BFH on the pick up of my (only) 20 year old
>> >> > > > > >timing
>> >> > > >light,
>> >> > > > > >I had to borrow a friends. It is adjustable timimng. How do I
>> >> > > > > >use this?
>> >> > > > > >I got the basic timing done (and it was a HUGE difference),
>> >>it
>> >> > > > > >runs
>> >> >a
>> >> > > >LOT
>> >> > > > > >smoother.
>> >> > > > > >
>> >> > > > > >
>> >> > > > > >
>> >> > > > > >Julie Macfarlane
>> >> > > > > >"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
>> >> > > > > >DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
>> >> > > > > >1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
>> >> > > > > >1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg Amsterdam NY
>> >> > > > > >
>> >> > > > > >
>> >> > > > > >
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>> >> > > > > >http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > >
>> >> > > > >
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>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >--
>> >> >Patrick Bureau - patrick.bureau@gmail.com
>> >>
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