I will try and make this long story as short and accurate as possible. A friend asked me to complete a engine rebuild that someone else started but couldn’t complete.
They had completed the lower half. Pistons, rings, bearings, with the timing gears installed and timing cover on. I installed the head (brand new with valves) valve train, injection pump and injectors (which I had professionally rebuilt) I adjusted the valves to specs brought number one up to TDC with the 1 TC indicator on the flywheel centered, bled the fuel system.
I have been unable to get the engine to start it will make smoke but will not attempt to run, I checked the fuel timing with the original shims it seemed off so I removed one closer but still no run.
I checked the compression and they are all around 225psi
Can the engine timing be off to cause this even though I could set the valve lash?
They had completed the lower half. Pistons, rings, bearings, with the timing gears installed and timing cover on. I installed the head (brand new with valves) valve train, injection pump and injectors (which I had professionally rebuilt) I adjusted the valves to specs brought number one up to TDC with the 1 TC indicator on the flywheel centered, bled the fuel system.
I have been unable to get the engine to start it will make smoke but will not attempt to run, I checked the fuel timing with the original shims it seemed off so I removed one closer but still no run.
I checked the compression and they are all around 225psi
Can the engine timing be off to cause this even though I could set the valve lash?