So, I pulled the valve cover and everything looks ok. The cams are super clean with no flat spots, the cam shaft is in one piece, towers ok, everything looks fine (and really clean, I guess cause the head is pretty new and the Delvac 1).

The chain was in place and seemed pretty tight, the tensioners and rails (plastic pieces, what I could see) looked intact and ok. So I figured that I would put it back together and try to start it.

I got one or two anemic rotations before dead silence. The glow plug light works, seat belt buzzer, it just won't even crank. After the first try, no cranking at all.

So I thought it might be the battery- and I rotated batteries with my TD. No change it isn't the battery.

So that is where I am.

I wasn't able to rotate it manually (by the bolt on the flywheel or front of the engine) because I couldn't get my ratchet with long 27 mm socket in there. I will get myself a 27mm short socket fathers day present tomorrow, then try rotating the engine by hand, then attempt starting it.

Then I will explore the vac pump and maybe verify that the starter works, though it is only 12 months old and it is a real bosch.

So, if anyone has other ideas let me know...

Meanwhile, I am going to do some research here....

alec

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