use a mirror

.5 degree difference. close enough.

I never have used a cage for the install. I don't even know if they are available anymore.

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2012 S350 BlueTEC 4Matic
2007 ML 320 CDI
2007 Leisure Travel Serenity
2006 Sprinter 432k
2005 E320 CDI
1998 SLK230 (teal)
1998 SLK230 (silver)
1996 E300D 99k, 30k on WVO
Previous:
1983 240D, on WVO
1982 300D, on WVO
1983 300CD, on WVO
1986 300SDL 237k, 25k on WVO (Deerslayer)
1991 350SDL 249k, 56k on WVO - Retired to a car spa in Phoenix
1983 380 SEC w/603 diesel, 8k on WVO
1996 E300D 351k, 177k on WVO

copy that.

Greg do you have to unplug all of the wires at the glow plug relay?

Can you show us a picture of your primer pump set up?

here's where we stand. no bubble at the fuel hose to the pre-filter for the first time I can remember in 15 years, glow plugs unplugged and starter spinning fast, charging with trickle charger and a diesel truck with 2 batteries attached to the battery. fuel at cylinder 5 and 6 so they are tight but still nothing at the other injectors.

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crack lines on 1-4 @ IP while cranking to see if its sending fuel?

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wwell unfortunately the intake manifold is on now, and it complicates everything.

It does not hurt it to crank it with the intake manifold off either. I always get it running before installing manifold.

Keep cranking with the lines at injectors 1-4 cracked some. Watch for fuel and keep cranking. Oh yea, when you are cranking hold the gas pedal to the floor.

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finally getting some rumbling while cranking. have been using a long extinction on the compressed air line to blow into the manifold while cranking so I haven't tried the petal to the floor yet. will try now.

plugged back in the glow plugs at the relay and it started to rumble. may have had the wrong plug unplugged.

One more time before dark. here goes!

For the first time in 4 months the car is running. I will not drain the fuel system again before retrofitting a fuel primer. (next posting) But it's all downhill from here.

Thank you all for your support.

With all of the work you have done to get it going, you will not have to open up the fuel system again for over 100k miles.

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Greg
2012 S350 BlueTEC 4Matic
2007 ML 320 CDI
2007 Leisure Travel Serenity
2006 Sprinter 432k
2005 E320 CDI
1998 SLK230 (teal)
1998 SLK230 (silver)
1996 E300D 99k, 30k on WVO
Previous:
1983 240D, on WVO
1982 300D, on WVO
1983 300CD, on WVO
1986 300SDL 237k, 25k on WVO (Deerslayer)
1991 350SDL 249k, 56k on WVO - Retired to a car spa in Phoenix
1983 380 SEC w/603 diesel, 8k on WVO
1996 E300D 351k, 177k on WVO

Agreed. Except for when it's time to change the filters you should be good now.

Here are some tips for when that time comes:

Park on flat ground or very slight downgrade when you do this.
Engine uphill - fuel drains back to the tank, you know what that's like.
Engine on the flat - you might get one little air bubble but it will work itself out the first time you start it.
Engine slightly downhill - some fuel will come out when you open the filters but it's not too bad. System won't lose its prime. Just be ready with some rags.
Engine downhill- you will get a fuel bath when you open the filters.

Fill your new filter canister with clean Diesel fuel before mounting it, and you are good to go. I like Jeremy5848's trick, put the filter in place and support it with a wood wedge. Using a funnel fill the filter through the center bolt hole. Beats trying to juggle a full filter in place into the filter stand.

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Still going strong
2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD)
2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD)

both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023
2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles)
2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles)

1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh
1987 300TD sold to vstech

This thread sounds very familiar... About a year ago I went through the same problem; these pumps must not like to prime very well.

Who really knows the 606 injection pump?

Like I have said before to everyone who has this engine and is looking for an air leak or needs to prime the system after servicing it:

Spend $35 on a low pressure electric fuel pump. (3 to 5 psi, designed for carburetor fuel systems )
Install it at the hard fuel source line at the firewall.
Attach the ground wire.
Run the power wire up to the jump start post area in front of the fuse box.

When you need to use it, touch the wire to the post.
If you are looking for an air leak, you will find the fuel dripping out in seconds.
If you are trying to prime the system after service, leave the pump on until you have the engine started.

The pump should be a flow through type, so you can just leave it installed.

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Greg
2012 S350 BlueTEC 4Matic
2007 ML 320 CDI
2007 Leisure Travel Serenity
2006 Sprinter 432k
2005 E320 CDI
1998 SLK230 (teal)
1998 SLK230 (silver)
1996 E300D 99k, 30k on WVO
Previous:
1983 240D, on WVO
1982 300D, on WVO
1983 300CD, on WVO
1986 300SDL 237k, 25k on WVO (Deerslayer)
1991 350SDL 249k, 56k on WVO - Retired to a car spa in Phoenix
1983 380 SEC w/603 diesel, 8k on WVO
1996 E300D 351k, 177k on WVO

Is this the type of pump you used?

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83 300 D turbo 297K runs great. SOLD!
83 240D 4 spd manual- parted out then junked

thank you for that photo. I will look for such a thing.

Now that the car is running should I take the car to a shop and have the cars injection timing tuned? Or should I just drive for a while and check the mileage on a tank full of fuel and look for smoke etc.? or is the mirror trick good enough and I can go on with my life?