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Timing - 30 deg BTC?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tofufi" data-source="post: 616780" data-attributes="member: 38"><p>The engine will run more quickly on idle at 30 deg BTDC than the correct 7.5deg BTDC.</p><p></p><p>I did similar when first adjusting the timing on my bug - the difficulty is that running at 30 deg BTDC at idle will end up with the engine overheating, risking burning out the valves. </p><p></p><p>It reads like you may have not had the engine running since rebuilding the carb? If so, get it at about 7.5 at idle and then sort out the carb adjustments, before going back and re-checking the timing when it's able to idle properly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tofufi, post: 616780, member: 38"] The engine will run more quickly on idle at 30 deg BTDC than the correct 7.5deg BTDC. I did similar when first adjusting the timing on my bug - the difficulty is that running at 30 deg BTDC at idle will end up with the engine overheating, risking burning out the valves. It reads like you may have not had the engine running since rebuilding the carb? If so, get it at about 7.5 at idle and then sort out the carb adjustments, before going back and re-checking the timing when it's able to idle properly. [/QUOTE]
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