[Vwdiesel] More Quantum Questions?

[Erik Lane]

You didn't say if you found the timing notch in the back side of the
injection pump timing gear. It's possible to have it 180 degrees off
and still line up the hole with the locking pin, since there are two
holes, 180 degrees apart. But if you had it that far off then it would
be putting out quite a bit of white/grey smoke when it did run. How
well did it run?

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Tad <tadc at europa.com> wrote:
> Was it "loud" or "quiet" when it was running at idle?  Louder would imply
> too advanced.
>
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 10:17 PM, William J Toensing
> <toensing at wildblue.net>wrote:
>
>> The saga of my '82 Quantum TD continues. Today it started easily & ran fine
>> after coasting down a small hill. However, it still won't start using the
>> starter. I suspect it may be a matter of timming. Correct me if wrong but as
>> I recall, you advance timming by moving the IP towards the engine & retard
>> it by moving the IP away from the engine. Would you suggest I first try
>> retarding or advancing the IP?
>> In timming it, I set the engine at TDC per mark on the flywheel, the cam
>> locking bar tool in place. I had previously checked to see if the timming
>> mark was correct by removing the # 1 injector & inserting a small
>> screwdriver in the hole to confirm the flywheel marking was correct with the
>> # 1 or forward piston at TDC. The IP was locked in place with the round tool
>> in place, then removed both the cam lock bar & IP lock rotating the engine
>> contra-clockwise, inserting the gage in the back of the IP, then rotating
>> the engine clockwise till the flywheel was at TDC, then with the cam lock &
>> IP lock in place, moved the IP contra-clockwise till I got a 100 mm reading
>> on the gage, or a one complete circle on the gage.
>> Am I doing something wrong?
>> Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA
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