Introduction and some questions

[Ben Doughney]

On 11/06/2004, at 6:10 PM, Ti Kan wrote:

> See here: http://www.amb.org/ti/audi/usmodels.html

Thanks, that is a good comparison.

>> The only problem I have, is that it wants to stall if I leave the
>> vacuum advance hooked up. I have blocked it off for the moment, and it
>> runs fine, but I think it could be related to the timing. I found two
>> marks on the flywheel- one had a 0 for TDC and the other just a line.
>> Should it be set to this second mark, and is it set at idle?
>
> Typically the line is where you want to set the static timing to,
> and you do that at idle, with the timing light hooked up to the cyl #1
> ignition wire.  Depending on engine, some also require that you 
> plug/unplug
> certain vacuum hoses while adjusting the timing.  Also the idle, 
> ignition
> timing, and fuel mixture should be adjusted together, because changing
> one thing influences the others.

This engine is a KU engine, but it has been changed about 5000 km ago, 
so I don't know what has been mixed up or monkeyed around with. I did 
adjust the idle mixture and idle speed all together.

Is the idle mixture and speed supposed to be adjusted with the idle 
stabiliser unplugged? The car will idle at about 900rpm with it 
unplugged, but it goes up to 1200 or so with it plugged in. I think it 
might need a clean- I have seen that mentioned on a few webpages I have 
been browsing.

Thanks,
-- 
Ben Doughney

Webmaster
VW Owners Club New Zealand
http://www.vwownersclub.co.nz