What would you do second?

[Huw Powell]

Brian,

Yes, that is what I am suggesting you try.

You need a "special" tool to make loosening and tightening the dizzy easy.

http://audi.humanspeakers.com/timing.htm#tools

It is shown in the lower of the 3 photos - it reaches around the dizzy 
body and gets to the 13 mm nut easily.

There is also some good stuff here:

http://www.quattro123.com/Audi200DistributorRepair.htm

It seems that the 20V dizzy drive gear is prone to damage also...

Hope this helps,

Huw

On 8/5/2014 9:04 PM, Brian Pleet wrote:
> Huw;
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
> When I tightened down everything, all indicators were aligned.
> Crankshaft notch to timing belt cover, camshaft marker to valve cover
> "V" and the flywheel "0" in the bell housing window....didn't start at
> all. So I opened the distributor cap and saw that the rotor did not
> align with the housing notch and the Hall sensor line at TDC...so I
> rotated the distributor.
>
> Last time I changed the timing belt, the camshaft V did not align with
> the flywheel and the crankshaft by one timing belt notch. It's also
> possible that when I had the cams off, the chain on the exhaust did not
> return to its original sproket because the paint mark I put on it before
> removal was washed off by the oil by the time I put it back together.
>
> It's a PITA to loosen the bolt for the distributor so I just want to be
> certain that is your recommendation.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Brian
>
>
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