Engine shakes and smokes
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As for pin timing check, see this.
http://www.dieselcare.net/P7100_Inst...structions.pdf
I don't think it is timing though, now that she ran a few days OK.
Perhaps it is time for a fuel pressure check.
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Ok, got the answer, apparently someone who owned the truck before me had set the valves but didn't fully lock down one of the rocker arm nuts..... That certainly accounts for the blue smoke.
Thanks to everyone that weighed in on this matter. Aside from the frustration of not being able to use my truck for work but I am intrigued with problem solving matters that exercise the mind.
Thanks to everyone that weighed in on this matter. Aside from the frustration of not being able to use my truck for work but I am intrigued with problem solving matters that exercise the mind.
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If the timing needs reset that can usually be done with standard tools, but a timing gear puller and a flywheel locking tool do make life easier. There are many threads discussing the timing procedures. Most importantly in the reassembly is to make sure the taper shaft on the pump drive and the taper of the gear are absoutely clean and bone dry. I use ether as a final solvent and blow it in there with a straw on the can. Then use compressed air gently to get it bone dry. Any trace of oil or dirt will cause the gear to slip.
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