Sometimes, all you need to solve a problem is walk away and come back another day.

I just got it licked and will be wearing my dunce cap the rest of the evening.

I loosened the 3 accessible nuts another half turn and was able to advance the IP that extra fraction of an inch to get it dialed in. So, it seems that I didn't create enough "slop" for the pump to be advanced my first time around.

My previous experience was with a tired IP and there was lots of "wiggle room" to get one drop per second. After being rebuilt, there is very little margin between full blast and nothing at all. As a matter of fact, I probably didn't even have to adjust the timing. The position difference was so slight that I only had to fiddle with one of the fuel lines, the others went back on without any bending required.

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1974 240D "Boldie" 170K.- New timing chain/freshly rebuilt IP/replaced valve seals/injectors/upgraded stereo/new Bilsteins with Yokohamas/fresh paint and rocker panels plus lots of welds.