speedbird1229
New Member
Hi,
So we rebuilt our K5's pump and installed it back on the truck. I aligned it with the neutral position on the engine and the engine fired up very nicely. However, I went on the test drive and thought I should adjust the timing a bit. I ended up with the pump a bit off to the passenger side from the neutral position. Now after having driven it for a while it feels like it's certainly not the best position and perhaps feels like the timing is a bit too late. When cold, it kinda sputters before starting up even though glow plugs are OK etc. It started up much better right after we installed the pump in neutral position. The other concern is that it didn't smell at all for diesel when running in neutral position but now it smells quite bad when driving behind our truck. Does it seem like too late timing and what is generally the optimal position? Should I just run it neutral if I cannot figure out the best?
Thanks!
So we rebuilt our K5's pump and installed it back on the truck. I aligned it with the neutral position on the engine and the engine fired up very nicely. However, I went on the test drive and thought I should adjust the timing a bit. I ended up with the pump a bit off to the passenger side from the neutral position. Now after having driven it for a while it feels like it's certainly not the best position and perhaps feels like the timing is a bit too late. When cold, it kinda sputters before starting up even though glow plugs are OK etc. It started up much better right after we installed the pump in neutral position. The other concern is that it didn't smell at all for diesel when running in neutral position but now it smells quite bad when driving behind our truck. Does it seem like too late timing and what is generally the optimal position? Should I just run it neutral if I cannot figure out the best?
Thanks!