[Vwdiesel] The drone is dead! :) (and Rabbit timing)

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

  The pickup is back on the road again!  The only engine noise is the usual
engine sound.  NO nasty directly transmitted vibrations or drone!  Yay!  The 
speedometer is even back in and working for the umpteenth time.  Hopefully 
for good this time.  Dad said the pickup seems like it runs smoother than 
the Passat!  I'll take that as a compliment!  ;-)

  I also checked the timing on the Rabbit today. I'd had it set to 1.05mm
(Yellow dot pump, 107-A pump). It checked at 1.04 after tightening the 
belt just a smidge.  I reset the timing to 1.15mm and it seems a little 
smoother.  I haven't driven it far but it seems the smoke is DRASTICALLY 
reduced.  :)  It put out a noticeable but not heavy gray smoke.  It's not 
all that noticeable now.  I'll find out for sure when I get it on the highway.
     Loren