[Vwdiesel] Injection pump timing

[LBaird119@aol.com]

  I have to lean toward Doug's idea on this.  
You'll likely get more bang for your effort with new injectors, clean air 
filter or bigger exhaust.  
  If the timing's close then you might gain a little but shouldn't gain 
all that much by playing with it except for possibly advancing it a 
bit for freeway driving.  For MY Rabbit, with the yellow dot pump, 
advancing it .010 made a great change for the 60 to 65mph limits
vs the 55mph it was built under.  Of course I was told 1.05mm at 
the dealer and Bentley says 1.15mm.  Yellow dot cars NEVER had 
measurement timing specs on the yellow sticker.  It was always 
in degrees BTDC. Perhaps I was timed wrong before or now, hard 
to tell which since Bentley DOES have a few misprints.
  I gained no real mileage but a little dirveability however it DID do better 

for 55mph limits, at teh 1.05mm setting. (Only 107-A, Yellow dot pumps, 
time at these settings!)
  Mileage gains come from good injectors, clear exhaust and intake, easy 
acceleration and driving slow, in general.
    Loren