85 300d inital start help...

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hello, i have a question on a 85 300d that i hope someone can help me with..

i got sucked into doing a engine change on a 85 300d that was run out of oil.

the replacement engine was from a 81 300sd with low miles, BUT the fuel pump, turbo and such was different since it lacked the 3 wire plug and all that fun stuff. in the end the only "new pieces" used was the block and head, the pan was cracked, engine mounts broken and all kinds of what did i get myself into type of stuff..

when i went to reinstall the pump i had the cam on 0 via the mark in the cam/carrier, the crank was at the peg, i never took apart the timming chain so those should be close to where it was originally. the fuel pump i positioned at the 0 marks on the teeth/cast in area.

its got all new gaskets/glowplugs

i finally got the thing all reinstalled, tried the drip test with a cut injector line, got 1sec/drip (full load wired open) that way but will not start... thought about it and think that the inkector line id is smaller then the benz tool and would affect the drip so...

so i tried this other method i heard of, blow into the #1 injector port with line on filter loose, at 26* btc no flow, 24*btc flow @ the crank marks but still does not start.

ive done way too many vw diesels to think that the timming is why it will not start. i have fuel flow thru the injector lines, aka lines loose fuel comes out when cranking, turns over real nice, compression seems good and the glow plugs have power before and during cranking.

i have thought about the vac lines on the pump being installed wrong, but i doubt i would have flow to the injectors. i have removed the lines to be safe with no go still.

what am i missing? is there a better method for the fuel pump timming? vw dial indicator is so much nicer.. LOL..