90tq Turbo Conversion Timing Pin Placement

[Christopher Flanner]

Thanks for the suggestions on how to get the broken pin out.  Looking back,
I gave up too quickly.  Shame on me!  I'm gonna get that sucker out and put
the pin in the correct position!

Chris


>From: JShadzi at aol.com
>To: <cflanner at hotmail.com>
>CC: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: 90tq Turbo Conversion Timing Pin Placement
>Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 19:53:17 EST
>
>Or, weld a small nut to the pin from inside the threads and turn it out.  =
I
>can think of 3 or 4 ways that pin could have been removed before it was
>ground flush...
>  Javad
>
>In a message dated Wed, 5 Dec 2001  2:56:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>"Christopher Flanner" <cflanner at hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hello Listers,
> >
> > I am hopefully nearing the end of my MC into '88 90 Quattro turbo
> > conversion.  The stock 90 flywheel has been modified to accept the
>timing
> > pin that the MC computer needs.  This involved taking 0.350" of shoulde=
r
>off
> > of the flywheel (0.350" was arrived at by the "that looks about right"
> > method) and placing a pin in the same position as on the MC flywheel.  =
I
> > determined the position by duplicating distances from certain flywheel
>bolt
> > holes.
> >
> > Well, my friend who was doing the timing pin for me ran into trouble an=
d
> > broke off a hardened steel pin in the correct location.  We were unable
>to
> > remove it so I had him install another pin next to it, about 1.8=B0
>advanced
> > of the correct position.
> >
> > see http://www.teenaflanner.com/chris/90tq_turbo_conversion_gallery/ fo=
r
> > pictures of the goof-up
> >
> > My question is this:  what will this do to the engine operation?  I
>can't
> > adjust for it by changing the distributor orientation, can I?
> >
> > There is something basic that I don't understand.  What does the
>computer
> > use this signal from the flywheel pin for?  The distributor takes care
>of
> > ignition and the injection is continuous, right?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Chris
> >
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