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A bit of swearing and hitting it with a hammer might sort it out

Looking at the two pictures of yours, jims and then mine yours looks bent out of shape.. so thats probably whats doing it.

I could try removing my spring see if its different to yours.

Who knows, mine might not be correct

Now you've put both the pictures side by side yeah its bent out on slowcoaches.. maybe a savage bodge.. the spring might be the wrong way around as well..that 90 bend might be for the hole on the underside..

The V shaped one

Yeah late short handled one. Cross over year

Looks like your spring isn't where it should be

I'll have a look at mine but I think it might be a late one so be of no use to see if somethings missing.

Could be the cam worn perhaps? Or the springs not sitting where it should be... just guesses..

Are you sure the wiring is OK?

Flywheel has a TDC pickup on the back , should be a pickup cable coming from the top of the case face the connector of which should be secured to the alternator, it only works with the original factory VW diagnostics tool/scanner; most engines that have been rebuilt have lost the sensor and cable a...

I dont understand what you're trying to achieve.
TDC mark on the pulley is a U shaped groove and the timing mark is a V shaped groove.

I thought the tdc arrow/mark was on the clutch for the flywheel.

Well you cannot be taking as long as I am with my syncro conversion

It's worth noting that youll be throwing a fair bit of money at a ground up build. If the heads are OK then you're gonna save about £800 or so, but you'd be best to check valves and guides on the current heads.. I think my build came in just under 3k... and that was without heads. For the money I c...

It's worth noting that youll be throwing a fair bit of money at a ground up build. If the heads are OK then you're gonna save about £800 or so, but you'd be best to check valves and guides on the current heads.. I think my build came in just under 3k... and that was without heads. For the money I co...

The crank is what makes the 1.9 to 2.1 different from what I recall.. also 1.9s generally use non stretch bolts in the rods and 2.1s use stretch ones. The 2.1 is really just a long stroke 1.9 with higher compression. 2.1MV has a lower compression due the the pistons being different as I understand i...