Re: cam advance (timing gear adjustmnent)

[turbo@steelcity.net]

James Fawcett wrote:
> 
> >>Quite true, I've got an Autotech cam gear that's made up quite nicely. Don't
> >>have it in the car yet, but it matched up dimensionally.
> >
> >This is an important item to verify - Audi adjustables go for 150.00, and 8V
> >VW models seem to hover under 100.00...
> 
> I am not real fimiliar with how these adjustable cam gears work.  Could you
> shed some light on this.  How do they work, how well do they work, hom much
> do they cost, etc., etc.  This seems pretty interesting, thanks for the help.
> 
> James Fawcett
> Bitchin' '86 Audi 5KTQ
> jfawcett@mail.win.org
> http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Sands/1150
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	The adjustable cam gear is a gear that allows the cam timing to be
adjusted in 1 degree increments.I think mine goes +- 7 degrees.
Adjustable is not to be confused with automatic.And I think if you check
the part numbers for the VW and AUDI cam gears they are the same.This
only applies to AUDIs up to 89 when they changed belt design.
turbo