Ahh hem, that "gentlemen" would be me, Frankie. BTW Barry, my friend, I am a lady but of course my nick name truly is Frankie.
I am keeping a close eye on this thread and am elated, ELATED that guru got his "groove back!" I had mine parked for 5 days now. The car is definitely driveable however she still makes a hammering noise with accel faster than 40 mph and still with rough idle. This is even after I soaked that one injector in MMO as experiment in 65-70 deg F weather for about 3 days. It took very light scraping to get the carbon off. Careful not to touch the center of nose.
I am in similar situation as guru except that guru could not get his car started.
Guru please tell me, is your car making a nailing noise aside from the normal diesel clacking? I am also curious as another member asked if you re-tested your compression?
I am very happy to read much good news can happen in a couple of days on this forum. I think I will try a soak of MMO too. Guru, how much did you squirt into each injector?
I am still at stage of avoiding having to pull the engine head. Besides, my co-worker is talking to a couple of recommended diesel mechanic in my area and he wants me to have the car stay put for now. TM Allison was good enough to lend me his good injectors. His engine purrs as good as his cat does. Thanks Terry, I take care of those tools I borrowed!
Frankie

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1985 300D Turbo 181K Anthracite grey, "SOPHIA"
1984 300 SD Turbo(sold)
2004 Subaru Forester XT,Cayenne red.