Any tricks to fix timing 180 off?

I am pretty new to mechanic work so I hope all this makes sense.

I have an M51a2 with an duece LD465 in it.

My fuel injector self destructed. I got the new on on but I'm pretty sure I have the timing 180 off. The lifters looked the same to me anytime I rotated the crank to the markers.

Now that its all back together, I can only start it with a can of ether, its idling really rough, and throwing smoke like crazy.

Is there a quick way to fix the timing? I would like to avoid taking the injection lines and injector apart if possible.

We rebuilt an LDT-465 and had the injection pump timing 180 off. We did not use ether, but it would not start or run at all. Just FYI. Had to pull front cover to fix.

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?172002-Injection-Pump-Timing

Everything is in the trouble shooting manual.

Its no fun either way you look at it. You could pull the hydraulic head, or pull the injection pump. I would probably just pull the gear off the IP and spin the motor over, but you might need to pull the radiator for that.

gimpyrobb said:

Its no fun either way you look at it. You could pull the hydraulic head, or pull the injection pump. I would probably just pull the gear off the IP and spin the motor over, but you might need to pull the radiator for that.

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This is exactly how we did it.