Set engine timing

[allwhitekeys]

Hello, need a little help getting the timing set on my 914 1.7 engine. I have the timing gun connected to the number 1 plug wire and I have removed the plastic plug over the crank shaft pulley. I see the blower housing notch but when I run the engine around 3500 rpm and turn on the timing gun I do not see any timing marks at all. The manual tells me there should be a white line, a black line and a red line on the pulley. I need to set the timing at 27 degrees BTDC.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

The marks are not on the pulley part of the fan, they are on the back of it right where the notch is. You either need a mirror to see them in the car, or you need to get your head way into the engine bay. Pelican has a Tech Article that... Ugh, the redesign has lost the photos.

Here's an archived version with the photos: https://web.archive.org/web/20160204070419/https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_timing/914_timing.htm

If you still don't see the marks, try turning the engine slowly (you can use a wrench on the alternator pulley bolt) so you can look for them more carefully.

--DD

[Brian Minson]

This might help, did a video on typing my 2.0 Type 4 last year.

https://youtu.be/DWEvopraCxQ

Brian