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Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-13-2013, 02:54 PM

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Rope Seal Help

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Posted By disarrae

I like this idea. We'll have to experiment with...

I like this idea. We'll have to experiment with it after the next pull. I did wonder if that might be an issue, or we weren't torquing the bolts tight enough. But they only go to 9 ft/lbs or...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-12-2013, 11:11 PM

Replies: 13

Rope Seal Help

Views: 899

Posted By disarrae

Yeah, we use Rotella Triple 15w-40, made from...

Yeah, we use Rotella Triple 15w-40, made from real dinosaurs. Always have
The Ford 6.0 gets the fake dino :)

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-12-2013, 10:00 PM

Replies: 13

Rope Seal Help

Views: 899

Posted By disarrae

Not likely. There was one time when the oil was...

Not likely. There was one time when the oil was seeping around the seal ends through a miniscule gap in the gasket material, but the joint itself generally remains dry, and oil was leaking through...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-12-2013, 08:12 PM

Replies: 13

Rope Seal Help

Views: 899

Posted By disarrae

True, we are leaving the 1mm. Just no shaggy...

True, we are leaving the 1mm. Just no shaggy bits hanging off the edges, using a brand new blade for each end, ect.
I know this isn't rocket science, it seems like there must be something that...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-12-2013, 06:34 PM

Replies: 13

Rope Seal Help

Views: 899

Posted By disarrae

Rope Seal Help

So here's the deal. After an engine rebuild we replaced the rear main rope seal. It has been leaking ever since and it has been replaced several times, with several different brands of seal.
The...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-13-2012, 11:53 AM

Replies: 10

Timing Mechanism Failure?

Views: 1,006

Posted By disarrae

Yep the pump on the '82 is one of those, the pump...

Yep the pump on the '82 is one of those, the pump from the '85 is not.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-13-2012, 12:34 AM

Replies: 10

Timing Mechanism Failure?

Views: 1,006

Posted By disarrae

A quick update for this thread. Turns out that...

A quick update for this thread. Turns out that the timing was off on the IP by nearly 60*. Even though the marks lined up, the pump itself was out of time. I took it (car and all) into the local...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-13-2012, 12:25 AM

Replies: 21

Help needed installing IP & timing

Views: 1,893

Posted By disarrae

On a side note, we put the IP in from the parts...

On a side note, we put the IP in from the parts car and still couldn't get the frigging thing timed right. Up on the trailer it went, into the local diesel expert. The timing was off on the donor...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-08-2012, 06:06 PM

Replies: 10

Timing Mechanism Failure?

Views: 1,006

Posted By disarrae

Yep, it's time to get the timing tool, or drag it...

Yep, it's time to get the timing tool, or drag it to someone who has one. We managed to get it timed "right" (but not really). It now starts, smokes less than with the bad IP, won't idle and is...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-07-2012, 11:06 PM

Replies: 10

Timing Mechanism Failure?

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Posted By disarrae

We do indeed have one pump with that plate and 17...

We do indeed have one pump with that plate and 17 mm plug. So I need to time IP #2 to 15* ATDC with that tool but can't time IP #2 to 24* BTDC by using the line up the timing marks method?
See this...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-07-2012, 08:44 PM

Replies: 10

Timing Mechanism Failure?

Views: 1,006

Posted By disarrae

Timing Mechanism Failure?

Ok, so here's the deal. We took the IP out to tweak it for more fuel delivery. Put it back into car, engine at 24* BTDC, IP at timing marks. Have the right drips/fuel delivery from fuel pump. Car...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-06-2012, 02:41 PM

Replies: 21

Help needed installing IP & timing

Views: 1,893

Posted By disarrae

Well, the verdict is in . . . delivery valves and...

Well, the verdict is in . . . delivery valves and plungers are bad in the pump, fuel is coming out at the wrong time, needs a rebuild. There's an $1100 we weren't planning on spending on the race...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-03-2012, 10:17 PM

Replies: 21

Help needed installing IP & timing

Views: 1,893

Posted By disarrae

Send it to the crusher :confused: Honestly, tow...

Send it to the crusher :confused:
Honestly, tow it to someone in town. It starts and runs, but so poorly that I don't want to drive it. Maybe we broke/misaligned something in the timing mechanism?...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-03-2012, 09:20 PM

Replies: 21

Help needed installing IP & timing

Views: 1,893

Posted By disarrae

Our timing chain is fine, and the car ran well...

Our timing chain is fine, and the car ran well prior to us trying to get more fuel into it by adjusting the torque capsule, and corresponding parts. We reset it to where we started and now the fuel...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-03-2012, 06:54 PM

Replies: 21

Help needed installing IP & timing

Views: 1,893

Posted By disarrae

We're using the well method, not the drip method...

We're using the well method, not the drip method AND we have an electric fuel pump, so regulating fuel pressure isn't an issue. I think something has failed in the IP. Sat we had the timing spot on...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-03-2012, 04:43 PM

Replies: 21

Help needed installing IP & timing

Views: 1,893

Posted By disarrae

So after going back out and testing again, this...

So after going back out and testing again, this is what we have. A constant supply of fuel from 24* BTDC on the compression stroke, intake valve is at @10 o'clock and exhaust is pointing directly...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-03-2012, 03:40 PM

Replies: 21

Help needed installing IP & timing

Views: 1,893

Posted By disarrae

Suppose in the process of removing pump, the...

Suppose in the process of removing pump, the splined collar fell off. Could this be causing the radically off timing? If so, any suggestions about where to put it back on?

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-03-2012, 03:10 PM

Replies: 21

Help needed installing IP & timing

Views: 1,893

Posted By disarrae

Yes on the compression stroke.

Yes on the compression stroke.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

07-03-2012, 02:23 PM

Replies: 21

Help needed installing IP & timing

Views: 1,893

Posted By disarrae

Help needed installing IP & timing

Ok, so I've been searching high and low, and working for 4 days on this car, and can't get it right.
'82 300SD, manual, electric fuel pump

Took the IP out, and I can't get the timing right at...

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