[Vwdiesel] More Quantum Questions?

[Tad]

Was it "loud" or "quiet" when it was running at idle?  Louder would imply
too advanced.

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:17 PM, William J Toensing
<toensing at wildblue.net>wrote:

> The saga of my '82 Quantum TD continues. Today it started easily & ran fine
> after coasting down a small hill. However, it still won't start using the
> starter. I suspect it may be a matter of timming. Correct me if wrong but as
> I recall, you advance timming by moving the IP towards the engine & retard
> it by moving the IP away from the engine. Would you suggest I first try
> retarding or advancing the IP?
> In timming it, I set the engine at TDC per mark on the flywheel, the cam
> locking bar tool in place. I had previously checked to see if the timming
> mark was correct by removing the # 1 injector & inserting a small
> screwdriver in the hole to confirm the flywheel marking was correct with the
> # 1 or forward piston at TDC. The IP was locked in place with the round tool
> in place, then removed both the cam lock bar & IP lock rotating the engine
> contra-clockwise, inserting the gage in the back of the IP, then rotating
> the engine clockwise till the flywheel was at TDC, then with the cam lock &
> IP lock in place, moved the IP contra-clockwise till I got a 100 mm reading
> on the gage, or a one complete circle on the gage.
> Am I doing something wrong?
> Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA
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