[Vwdiesel] G'Day from Downunder!

[Mike Dwyer]

G'day all!
 
After lurking on this list for a while now, and asking everyone's advice re
my runaway "excitement" in the spare Golf just before Christmas - I finally
gained enough courage to tweak my pump timing and fuelling a little this
weekend - in the good car.
 
The timing was way advanced - I think - (lots of diesel 'marbles' when cold)
and fuel seemed very lean as I could not make it smoke no matter how hard I
drove it...........
 
After tweaking the timing back slightly (I have no tools - so did it by
sound) and increasing the fuelling - less noise, a little smoke haze on full
pedal BUT a huge increase in low, midrange torque......... Yet to see how
the fuel economy goes. 
 
Diesel here is currently $1.20 per litre!!
 
Would anyone care to confirm that the fuelling screw turns clockwise for
increase - and also that these adjustments shouldn't have screwed up
anything??
 
I have some pics of my 79 Golf GLD up at www.dwyer1.net
<http://www.dwyer1.net/>  
 
Thanks again to everyone on this list - as a Diesel newbie I continue to
learn heaps.
 
Regards,
Mike