om 617a AAARGHH!!

[pjl]

I'm just about at the end of my rope. I've put this engine in my Unimog chassis. I can't get it to start. Everything is hooked up without the cab on (basically to a battery on the shop floor). This engine came to me without having seen it run. I've replaced the crank and bottom end, with new timing chain. I've bled the fuel system, fuel to injectors. I've triple checked the IP start of delivery timing. It cranks over and fires a little. I've tried ether, I've tried the new glowplugs on for up to 25 seconds. I've tried 3 batteries in parallel, 2 in series, not a speedy cranker. It fires on it's own when cranking, when I add ether it almost stops the cranking like it's firing too early, then pushes through. I get smoke coming out the exhaust and breather. Tried adding throttle, and whatever I could think of.


Any ideas?....
PJL