I need help from the experts,
Here is the background. I am putting my engine into my toyota. The engine came from a junkyard 85 300D. It had quite a bit of leaks so I was going to replace the seals and clean her up. Now I am stuck because I was an idiot thinking that this diesel rebuild would be like my gas engine. I pulled the timing chain and pulled the head off. I am working to reinstall the timing chain and head but I don't know how to set timing properly.
Do I just line the timing marks up on the cam and IP with the crank and call it good? I have read something about it should be set to 24 degrees BTDC. Is that set by lining the marks or do I line the marks and have to adjust something else? This is my first diesel and so far I am not getting a good run at it. I really appreciate everything and have already learned so much from this forum.