MinorMatt wrote:I think that chain has slipped on the inlet and the crank...
Is the "torx" bolt in the crank nose at ~10 o'clock when crank is pinned..??
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Re: Mk7 poor starter.
by knobby1 » Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:09 pm
Is the "torx" bolt in the crank nose at ~10 o'clock when crank is pinned..??
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Re: Mk7 poor starter.
by Chug » Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:13 pm
I'm surprised it even started at all if the timing is that far out, and as Mark observed it looks pretty grotty in there.
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Re: Mk7 poor starter.
by MinorMatt » Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:09 am
It started with easy start (reluctantly) but ran ok, if a bit underpowered and smokey.
Its got crank/cam sync which is what makes me think someone had set it up like that.
As for the position of the torx - im not sure... but Im sure I will find out later. The only photo I took of the crank suggests its not in the 10 o clock position...
Its got crank/cam sync which is what makes me think someone had set it up like that.
As for the position of the torx - im not sure... but Im sure I will find out later. The only photo I took of the crank suggests its not in the 10 o clock position...
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Re: Mk7 poor starter.
by MinorMatt » Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:56 am
It lives!!!
Somehow, despite the slip it stayed in sync.
Timing back up from scratch and... yup, you guessed it...
Somehow, despite the slip it stayed in sync.
Timing back up from scratch and... yup, you guessed it...
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Re: Mk7 poor starter.
by knobby1 » Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:11 pm
MinorMatt wrote:It lives!!!
Somehow, despite the slip it stayed in sync.
Timing back up from scratch and... yup, you guessed it...
So the timing was "re-done" and it started..??
Is the tensioner plunger nearly all the way out..??
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Re: Mk7 poor starter.
by ned » Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:37 am
So after all that it was the timing, think that was the first thing the wizard of oz suggested wasn’t it 
Wonder if it had jumped or someone was messing around and put it back wrong, anyhow now it’s working you can party like Charlie Sheen
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Re: Mk7 poor starter.
by MinorMatt » Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:47 am
knobby1 wrote:MinorMatt wrote:It lives!!!
Somehow, despite the slip it stayed in sync.
Timing back up from scratch and... yup, you guessed it...
So the timing was "re-done" and it started..??
Is the tensioner plunger nearly all the way out..??
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Its wasn't nearly all the way out - it was beyond all the way out (hadn't fallen out of the guide, but next to nothing left in it)
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Re: Mk7 poor starter.
by MinorMatt » Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:48 am
ned wrote:So after all that it was the timing, think that was the first thing the wizard of oz suggested wasn’t it
Wonder if it had jumped or someone was messing around and put it back wrong, anyhow now it’s working you can party like Charlie Sheen
Yup
But I am still totally and utterly confused how the chain slipped exactly half the slip on the inlet cam so it pinned up and stayed in sync!
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Re: Mk7 poor starter.
by Keef » Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:32 pm
MinorMatt wrote:Post by MinorMatt » Tue Oct 17, 2023 7:19 pm
I might have just bought a mk7
It was cheap - so if it ends up getting scrapped then so be it - but what do the hive mind think? Is there going to be something quick and easy or is it likely to be a PITA?
Ask the same question now Matt .... I reckon it's a PITA but you'll get there in the end
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