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March 20, 2005, 03:04:25 pm

jackbombay

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Where do you guys buy special tools for yor cars? I need the adaptor to hook up the dial indicator to the IP to check/adjust the timing.

  TIA
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Reply #1March 20, 2005, 04:30:49 pm

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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2005, 04:30:49 pm »
Quote from: "jackbombay"
Where do you guys buy special tools for yor cars? I need the adaptor to hook up the dial indicator to the IP to check/adjust the timing.

  TIA


You can buy it from vwdieselparts.com. I got a complete set with dial indicator off ebay for ~$75 shipped from Germany. I like that because then I know for sure that the dial indicator works with the adapter.
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Reply #2March 21, 2005, 10:12:23 am

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Reply #3March 21, 2005, 04:13:00 pm

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« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2005, 04:13:00 pm »
Thanks for the replies, I already have the pump locking pin and the cam locking tool so the combo is more than I need, but I did buy the Ebay item below, seemed reasonable.

 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4537214942
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Reply #4July 14, 2005, 11:35:19 am

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question about your ebay auction.
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2005, 11:35:19 am »
I am going to need the tools to adjust the timing of my pump and was curious if you had a chance to use the tool you got off of ebay. If so, how did it work?

Thanks in advance
-Todd
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Reply #5July 14, 2005, 11:13:20 pm

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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2005, 11:13:20 pm »
Works fine, I would have prefered metric, but no complaints other than that.
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Reply #6July 15, 2005, 06:41:17 am

fuslit

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« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2005, 06:41:17 am »
I just bought from the same seller the unit that you have. Once I get the unit I'll know more about the quality of it but, the price is something that I can afford at the moment. I'll just have to do the conversion to metric I guess.

Next up is buying the camshaft and injection pump locking tools.

-Todd
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Reply #7July 15, 2005, 08:43:43 am

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« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2005, 08:43:43 am »
>>Thanks for the replies, I already have the pump locking pin and the cam locking tool so the combo is more than I need, but I did buy the Ebay item below, seemed reasonable.

>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4537214942


That's the same one I bought and used for my caddy's last timing job.  Works just fine.  Probably not the overall best quality tool like the german ones and it's not metric, but it did the job.
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Reply #8July 15, 2005, 12:20:19 pm

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« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2005, 12:20:19 pm »
Quote from: "fuslit"

Next up is buying the camshaft and injection pump locking tools.

-Todd


  When I bought that dial gauge it came with a pump locking pin, if yours does not I can sell you this extra one I have.
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