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Did not get to the installation of the spare. The plunger sleeve was not properly engaged on the plunger sleeve pin. Pump was not able to fuel.
The shop that did his work found the "mistake" and made it right.
Now it runs.
Now to get mine going, I am having big iron withdrawal........
There was no other work done except the pump rebuild.
I have a spare that I could try and we are just about at that point. I do have another item to try this evening or this weekend.
I gotta get Squirt running some time amongst this. Not to mention getting 50's M-38 back together and...
Well, no DUH moment. The timing is right on and still no fire.
I have one more creative thing to try and then it is pull the pump back off and back to the shop.
FWIW, I did change the pump to 180 out and all it does is puff smoke.....
At this point I am open for wild and crazy thoughts........
Does not look like I will get to do the basic 101 checks this evening. I have no problem admitting when I have messed it up, but, good thing I have almost no hair or I would have pulled it out by now.......:|
Gimp,
Headed that way this evening (I hope), will confirm timing starting from "Timing 101" with the #1 valves.
Sounds like what AndrewH, and you are headed the same way.
Gimp, good questions. I have installed re-mans before and while being slow to bleed, generally start-up in a few minutes of crank time.
This was a complete re-man, has been on the shelf for a few weeks. It was supposedly bench run on an American Bosch set-up machine. No start-up procedure...
Well guys, I have had a friend come to me with a problem that is way beyond anything I have encountered. Search has not afforded any answers and the TM's have not even addressed the problem (symptoms).
He has an M39, something...he has just installed a remanufactured (AMBLAC?) injection pump...
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