Well, I finally got my shop cleaned out and started with my daughters 300D. It's been smoking alot and the transmission not shifting right.

I found the linkage off of the vacuum gizmo on the back of the IP, so I think that problem is behind me.

I pulled the valve cover, adjusted the valves and checked timing chain position. It was right on the money.

I blocked off the EGR valve just to make sure it was not the source of the smoke.

I set it at 24 BTDC on the compression stroke and removed number one line, the pintle valve under the fitting and connected the drip tube. I wired the throttle wide open and started pumping. It gave a steady stream of fluid, until I turned the pump a little at which time I got a cloudy stream. I never got a drip.

When I put this engine back together about a year ago, I had to mess around with the pieces under the fitting on number one cylinder to get it to hit. I pulled the barrel that the pintle goes into and checked the seal below it and put it back together and it started firing. I expect there is something wrong in the IP related to that cylinder and that's why I can't get a drip. I'm at a loss.

Has anyone ever seen such a thing like this before?

Thanks and Happy New Year,