VW timing

How to check and set the timing on your aircooled VW. If you've installed a new distributor, built a new engine or you feel like it isn't running quite right you'll need to run through this procedure.
I recently installed a new pertronix flamethrower distributor so the engine had to be re-timed, the standard timing for these distributors is 32 degrees before tdc @ 3000 RPM.
Check out this playlist for more videos on van maintenance and repair:
• The Red Van - 1976 VW ...

[@IAm1InTheIAm]

This is great! I never knew MERLE HAGGARD worked on VW's...
Very cool !

[@TheVWBeetleGuy]

To be honest....maybe im just lucky but...i put my pully to TDC and also put my distributor pointing to the line and my engine runs like an absolute boss...never used a timing light..did run across this figured id check it out its basically what i do with my engine but with the headache lol

[@Dave_Stafford]

Good stuff.. liking that gun, tacho is handy.

[@spoofedpacketdotnet]

It really is, knowing the RPM makes things much easier.

[@wesleyfellows8111]

Is taking the vacuum hose off and plugging it correct

[@JayDubCustoms]

Shouldn't you be moving the distributor once you're at 3000 to get the correct degree? Looks like it would take 3 hands to do this. Or do you rev up and check, then let off, move distributor, and rev up again?

[@marcusbrown1767]

Just confusing, not helpful at all.

[@kym4468]

It was actually about 10 times better than most on here