[Vwdiesel] Black smoke - low power

[Scott Sullivan]

 Hi Jim,

I am just wondering if you are looking at the TDC notch.  Very close to the notch is a tab that sticks out.  The tab is about one quarter inch wide.  The TDC notch is a v-groove, and it is easy to center.  The first time I timed my D-Westy I used the tab and had no power and big black smoke.

I have tried several timing settings.  I did see some difference between .86mm and .92 but very little.  In other words the black smoke and power were very similar.

Use the 0.86

You will not want to use the pin to time the pump.

Scot

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On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 21:27:21
 Jim Arnott wrote:
>So the question logically arises... Do I set the pump for the motor or
>for the pump?  Vanagon spec (pump) .86mm +/- .02 or the Rabbit spec
>(motor) .92mm
>
>And repeating an earlier question, should I pin the pump pulley to
>assure TDC? (Rotate back, zero, rotate to TDC, pin, adjust timing.) The
>TDC notch is a quarter inch wide! Parallax makes it difficult to
>determine just exactly when it's at TDC.
>
>Jim
>


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