[tcb] Re: Vanagon owners - setting timing

  • From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 15:31:27 +0000

Have you tried the Robert Bentley tech forums?
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 10:33:00 
To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Vanagon owners - setting timing


Not quite there yet.
I don't really plan to get too involved in troubleshooting Digi-fant.
Planning to do an engine swap as soon as monetarily possible (which will
be a while).
Just need to get the van running as well as I can without spending any
more money on new sensor, etc.


mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I found this website which might help. you understand this tech stuff
> more than I do.
>
> http://www.shoebox-electronix.com/index.html
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Texas Coalition of Buses" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:15:09 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [tcb] Vanagon owners - setting timing
>
> TCB'ers,
> I attempted to set my timing (which I believed to be off) yesterday on
> my '88 and now I am having issues starting the van.
> I was told to make a mark 2 inches to the right of the "U" mark on the
> pulley.
> Set the timing at full advance to this mark.
> The van seemed to sound pretty good at this timing spec, but I have also
> been told that you have to unhook the Idle Stabilizer in order to get an
> accurate timing.
> Any ideas?
>
> Eric
>
>


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