update…
so I haven’t been working on the Jetta much…. but I did get an hour or so of wrenching on it last night… the timing is set correctly on the engine (I double checked). And it is still spraying and sparking… so I am still thinking timing.
So after I double checked that all last night, I was frustrated so I changed out of my work clothes and read over the bentley and the MSNS-E stuff… turns out the one page I was reading was ambigious, and I think I know where I screwed up. So I will be doing some more reading and will be trying those new things tomorrow.
It would be nice to get it up and running, especially since the Audi is now fully operational… I would have 2 cars again!
Side notes: we put the front recaros in, they look great. I also put in a different VW steering wheel, which is way better than the old one.