Re: [T2] Valve Adjustment question!

[Mike Soultanian <msoultan@xxxxxxxxx>]

I never paid much attention to them.  I just sighted the rotor from the
top.  I don't know if this is good enough though...

That is a good point though.  If you really wanna be sure that you're at
tdc, you can stick a long screwdriver in the cylinder and feel when the
piston gets to the top..

There was another post to the list regarding adjusting valves,
disregarding the rotor position, but I forgot who posted it.  I think it
was Karl...

Mike

Will King wrote:
> 
> So I completely disregard the paint marks on the pulley? At any rate, thanks
> for the quick response.
> 
> >From: Mike Soultanian <msoultan@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: Will King <willking100@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >CC: type2@xxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: [T2] Valve Adjustment question!
> >Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2001 09:43:52 -0700
> >
> >Hey Will,
> >There should be a mark on your distributor that is pointing back and
> >slightly to the right out of the hatch of your engine compartment door
> >.. at about this angle
> >
> >|front of car|
> >|            |
> >|            |
> >|  dizzy     |
> >|      \     |
> >|            |
> >|back of car |
> >
> >see that diagonal line underneath dizzy, that's about the angle that the
> >little line on the rim of the distrubutor should be pointing.  Spin your
> >alternator bolt until the rotor lines up with it and then you have TDC.
> >Then go ahead and adjust cylinder one.  Then spin the engine so the
> >rotor turns counter-clockwise 90 degrees from that position, and you
> >have cylinder two, then three, then four.  Piece-o-cake :)
> >
> >To remove the valve covers, a drum brake tool works WONDERS!
> >
> >remove the spark plugs and it makes it easier to spin the engine, and
> >it's a good time to install new ones if you want...
> >
> >later,
> >Mike
> >
> >
> >Will King wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > I am fairly new to the VW world and am attempting my first valve
> >adjustment
> > > this weekend with the help of "How to Keep Your VW Alive." However, I am
> > > confused about one point in the process - TDC.  To get #1 to firing
> > > position, do I simply line up the paint mark with the crankcase crack -
> >and
> > > that's it? The book mentions a file mark on the distributor rim, which
> >mine
> > > does not have. Also, do I use the paint mark on the left or the right (I
> > > have three). I appreciate any help. Thanks.
> > >
> > > WK
> > > 70 Camper
> > >
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