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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / July 2009Timing on VW fox
Hi I have a 1989 VW Fox. I got someone to replace the head gasket, and now the car doesnt have the power it once had. I tried to turn the timing up, but the distributor is already turned one way as far as it can go, so I cant turn the timing up. What do Ii have to do to fix it? Can I just remove the distributor and turn it, or is there a problem with the timing marks not lined up? The motor seems to run smoothly. check timing belt first, it is probably off a notch or two then you can remove and reinstall the distributor in a new spot after turning the oil pump shaft  Signaturelater, (One out of many daves) > Hi > I have a 1989 VW Fox. I got someone to replace the head gasket, and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > with the timing marks not > lined up? The motor seems to run smoothly. What engine? Is the distrb. on the side off the head? If so then it's locked with the cam so you can turn it only a few degrees. Like dave said check the timing belt first.. SFC > check timing belt first, it is probably off a notch or two > then [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> with the timing marks not >> lined up? The motor seems to run smoothly. Probably a 1.8L. Yes, the distributor housing hits the side of the head if turned too far in that direction. Its assumed the guy is talking turning the distributor housing here. I think Dave means the alignment between the crankshaft and camshaft, as controlled by the timing belt. If good, using a timing light, bounce the timing light off the timing mark on the flywheel. If needed, remove and reinsert the distributor to allow timing light to fall within the flywheel's range, adjust the oil pump shaft to allow this as Dave said. Adjust the distributor housing for finer tuning. SignatureDave > What engine? Is the distrb. on the side off the head? If so then it's > locked with the cam so you can turn it only a few degrees. Like dave said [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>> with the timing marks not >>> lined up? The motor seems to run smoothly. |
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