Fw: [928uk] Timing issue - 83 "S"

[Paul Anderson]

I am going now, see you all later !!.

Bye.


----- Original Message -----
From: <charles.vanasma at tesco.net>
To: "Paul Anderson" <porschespares at blueyonder.co.uk>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [928uk] Timing issue - 83 "S"


> GO ON HOLIDAY DR A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Charles
> >
> > From: "Paul Anderson" <porschespares at blueyonder.co.uk>
> > Date: 2004/04/05 Mon AM 08:58:03 GMT
> > To: <928uk at 928.org.uk>
> > Subject: Fw: [928uk] Timing issue - 83 "S"
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Anderson" <porschespares at blueyonder.co.uk>
> > To: "John Constantine" <john.constantine at btinternet.com>
> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:56 AM
> > Subject: Re: [928uk] Timing issue - 83 "S"
> >
> >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > Quick one a si am about to go on holiday,
> > >
> > > Make sure you ignition pick up for the strobe is at the plug and not
by
> > the
> > > dizzy as it will pick up the pulses from the other leads, also make
sure
> > you
> > > are on number one plug, left bank nearest plug.
> > >
> > > Make sure the front pulley has the numbers facing you not into the
engine,
> > >
> > > The pipe from the plenum should have a short piece of pipe then a non
> > return
> > > y piece one of the pipes goes to the brake servo, the other to the
"shoe"
> > > that has the throttle butterfly and the fuel metering head, If this is
off
> > > the car will definately not idle very well as it will be getting too
much
> > > air.
> > >
> > > Another thing make sure the vac lines that you remove are plugged that
go
> > to
> > > the dizzy when you are setting the timing.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > >
> > > Paul Anderson.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "John Constantine" <john.constantine at btinternet.com>
> > > To: <928uk at 928.org.uk>
> > > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:20 AM
> > > Subject: [928uk] Timing issue - 83 "S"
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > Good news and bad news.
> > > >
> > > > First the good......
> > > >
> > > > At the weekend my project car moved under it's own steam for the
first
> > > time
> > > > in over 2 years!!!!
> > > >
> > > > I took it for a scenic ride around my crescent - Did a 3 point turn
and
> > > > returned to the garage.
> > > >
> > > > It started first/second time from cold and hot and I adjusted the
> > tickover
> > > > too. It had a bit of a flat spot when I touched the throttle, but
only a
> > > bit
> > > > and revved up o.k. after that. I put that down to the fact that I
had
> > been
> > > > fiddling with the mixture and that I'd only set the timing by ear
and
> > not
> > > > used a strobe.
> > > >
> > > > So now the bad.....
> > > >
> > > > I put the car back in the garage and started to try and get her
running
> > as
> > > > sweetly as possible - I didn;t think this would be too hard seeing
as I
> > > was
> > > > almost there..... how wrong I could be.
> > > >
> > > > I took the vaccums off the dizzy and my daughter held the car at 3k
> > while
> > > I
> > > > put the strobe on  the pulley wheel ..... Now I was expecting the
timing
> > > to
> > > > be out a little, but there was no sign of the timing mark -
ANYWHERE!!!!
> > > > really bizzare...... I moved the dizzy right over and the timing
mark
> > just
> > > > came into sight - but still miles off. I removed the dizzy and moved
the
> > > > rotor arm to bring the adjustment closer.
> > > >
> > > > Now the car is a pin to start, but I got it going and after doing
this
> > > again
> > > > got the timing mark to be crack on. Jsut one problem now. The car is
> > > > impossible to start. I had it running once and then it wouldn;t idle
at
> > > all
> > > > and ran like it was only firing on 4 cylinders and was running so
rich
> > it
> > > > was stinking my eyes.
> > > >
> > > > I've been ill all weekend so I decided to knock it on the head
there.
> > > >
> > > > The only thing I can think of is that in the past someone has put
the
> > red
> > > > belt thing with the timing marks on, back on the car in the wrong
> > place!!!
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know if this is possible?
> > > >
> > > > The timing marks are somehitn like 1|0    T|D    2|6
> > > >
> > > > Also, can I double check which timing mark I'm supposed to be
using - I
> > > was
> > > > under the impresion it whould read 26 @ 3k rpm with all vaccums
removed
> > > from
> > > > the dizzy?
> > > >
> > > > I don;t know I'm at a loss at the momment.
> > > >
> > > > One last thing - on the right hand side (as you are looking into the
> > > engine
> > > > bay) of the intake plenum between the back 2 pipes there is what
looks
> > > like
> > > > an oil vapur return line. Can anyone confirm this as one eld of this
> > line
> > > > appears to go nowhere and is sucking like hell.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone - any ideas?
> > > >
> > > > Just for infor I've replced (or has been replaced) the following
> > > >
> > > > Cap
> > > > Leads
> > > > Rotor
> > > > Plugs
> > > > Injectors
> > > > Injector seals
> > > > Starter motor
> > > > ALL Vaccum pipes
> > > > intake gaskets
> > > > Air/oil filters
> > > > WUR
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > JC
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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