valve adj night mare, grr Options

[rhodyguy]

just let me know if i'm reading this right. two colored marks on fan. one red, on white behind it, or to the right while looking down. wanye writes in the pp artcile, "on most cars, there will be a paint mark at tdc, as well as a timing mark elsewhere on the fan. do not confuse the 2 marks, as it will lead to confusion later. additionaly on the impeller there is a notch that also indicates tdc for cly #1" ok, i see no notch and i presume the white mark is tdc. i have an 009 and i can see that the rotor is at approx the #1 plug wire on the cap. with all other rockers tight and a small amount of free play on the #1 rockers, is it safe to say i'm ready to go forward? i see to remember that the vw emblem was to be upside down on the valve covers upon reassembly, correct? mine didn't come off that way.

kevin

[anthony]

My engine is still original so I know the cam drive is in the right place. I also just use the distributor to get it in the general vicinity of TDC and then use the marks on the flywheel to know where I'm at while under the car adjusting.

The other thing to mention is that if you regularly adjust your valves you'll develop a sense of how much they go out of adjustment. Usually I only need to adjust half of the valves because the rest are still in spec.