Setting ignition timing on '89 90Q without VW 1367

[donald grady]

set the dist. so the plug on the side is pointed strait at the firewall and the car should start. then fine tune by ear.> From: jlagnese at massed.net> To: jhebert at wrxtra.com; quattro at audifans.com> Subject: RE: Setting ignition timing on '89 90Q without VW 1367> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:44:36 -0500> > What is a VW 1367?> > -----Original Message-----> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]> On Behalf Of J.B. Hebert> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 9:02 AM> To: quattro at audifans.com> Subject: Setting ignition timing on '89 90Q without VW 1367> > I just replaced the distributor in an '89 90Q and I'm going to set the > timing. The service manual has a procedure for setting timing on '87 > and '88 cars using a timing light, but for the '89 it says, "Checking > ignition timing using a strobe is NOT necessary". Does this mean it > cannot be done, or does it assume everyone has a VW 1367 tool at their > disposal?> > Thanks in advance (heh).> > J.B.> _______________________________________________> quattro mailing list> quattro at audifans.com> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro> ---> Watch this space for ads :)> > _______________________________________________> quattro mailing list> quattro at audifans.com> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/quattro> ---> Watch this space for ads :)
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