Hi everyone. I got it all done and it works great. No vibrations that I can notice, from FW or DS. I only had the car up to 60 today on a back road, but it seems totally smooth. I do notice the very minor buzz when lugging 3rd, but no big deal at all.

Clutch works great, shifting is good, engine runs very smooth/quiet, sounds great. All seems well EXCEPT!:

The engine i installed was under my bench for like 5 yrs, I pulled it from a good running 85 TD that I drove 250miles to its final resting place. The engine ran well, had good power, little to no blow by, which is why i pulled it.

Anyway, after I installed it it would not start, tried for hours.

Fuel system was definitely primed, GP's all new and working.

I decided to inspect the shut off valve and it seemed to work fine, then i decided to remove the top cover off R section of pump to see what the shut off valve actuates (please note that I have experience with VE pumps, but virtually no experience with these inline pumps)

The thing that the shut off valve contacts was stuck in the off position. I free'd it up, put it back together and then it started right up.

Then after checking everything out, finally took it on a drive. What a dog!

I knew it may feel slow after driving my Audi for a few weeks, but this was way to slow.

It is slow to build boost, max boost like 8psi but needs alot more time then the old engine. The ALDA is fine, banjo clean, etc.

I have not messed with it too much today, but what I am seeing is that the throttle lever does very little until it is 1/2 open. I adjusted the throttle stop a bit and that helped. Is this related to a sticking "rack" or could it somehow be out of adjustment?

Has anyone every seen a problem where the throttle lever does very little until 1/2 throttle? after that is where it revs right up. So it seems the first 1/2 of lever travel does next to nothing. It idles pretty low too. All physical/external adjustments are correct, throttle lever definitely opens all the way, etc.


I did not adjust ALDA yet (is where it was and ran strong like this) also did not check waste gate yet since it does build some boost, I am focusing on the odd problem of throttle lever doing nothing until 1/2 way, seem like car is running at like 1/2 throttle as a result.

I have no desire to hot rod this car, just want decent performance for daily driving with minimal smoke. Whatever the problem is, I sure hope i don't have to remove IP. I have been reading up on pump adjustments, but don't see how mine has come out of adjustment just from sitting. If the rack is moved by a spring, maybe it is sticking. I don't know, I'll need to do more research on these pumps, trying to find a nice diagram or exploded view.

Oh, also I am flushing cooling system for third time, finally rusty water becoming clear.

Wife took my camera so no pics till tomorrow.

Thanks,

Mark

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