Read about a man who had a boat with a diesel engine that had similar
problems. He called an injection pump rebuild shop, explained his problem,
and asked them to recommend a mechanic who could help. The diesel mechanic
they recommended worked primarily on heavy machinery, trucks, and the diesel
cooling units for big trucks. He was "on call" for truck stops, road
construction companies, and others. He came out to the mans boat, fixed the
problem fairly quickly, charged him a fair price, and the engine ran fine
from then on.
Gerry
From: "Michael Canfield" <slozuk...@gmail.com>
There are very specific procedures and if the mechanic does not know them
then he is blowing smoke when he tells you he has done the job right in
the
past. There is no way he can turn the engine with the starter and get an
accurate idea of when fuel delivery starts, NOT when it spurts out. He
needs to be turning the engine with a bar and socket on the crankshaft so
he can see exactly when fuel delivery starts.
Sounds like you need a mechanic that has a clue what he is doing instead
of
a parts replacer doing a bunch of guesswork.
Mike
On Jul 27, 2013 7:41 AM, "Michael Esh" <michael...@mac.com> wrote:
Thanks Manfred,
He used an engine starter button to turn the engine over and we did not
see the welling up, only spurting. I will pass along this information to
him and we sill start again on Monday. My lack of knowledge as well as
his
is become glaringly apparent. I will be talking to the owner on Monday
about this. Is there a manual or specific instructions about how to time
the pump that I need to purchase and or read and take to the mechanic.
Thanks for everyone's patience in helping me with this.
Mike
On Jul 27, 2013, at 6:35 AM, MG wrote:
> Can't tell from your description.
>
> 1. Assuming that he followed the outlined procedure and you watched as
the cam turned to the correct point and it was on the compression stroke
then we go to--
>
> 2. When you say he 'rolled it over' What does that mean? It's kind of
like going to buy a new car and the salesman tells you he is giving you a
great price. Do you then just sign the papers or do you find out what
that
price is first? How far did he turn the engine? Roll over does not
quantify
anything so I can't tell from that when the fuel actually started to
'drip'
not 'spurt' two totally different things. The start of injection is a
very
specific setting. If he didn't have the actual drip tube then a very
close
watch has to be kept on the actual level of the fuel in the top of the
connection on the fuel pump. You are looking for a very small increase of
the level of fuel in that connection. By the time you see fuel squirting
out of the port you are way past the actual start of injection and
therefor
out of time if the engine is now at the point where the injection should
start.
>
> From what I read and until I get the answers to the above questions I
have to say It will not work as it will be way out of time. Sorry that I
have to say that but timing is a very specific thing and it's hard enough
to get it right when you are right there, to tell if it's right from a
general description is impossible.
>
> Manfred
>
> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:11:38 -0400
> From: Michael Esh <michael...@mac.com>
>
>
> Thanks Manfred. I stopped by the shop today and watched him set it up
with #1 on the compression stroke then roll the engine over and watched
the
fuel spurt out and the timing mark stop at 24 degrees. Does this mean it
is in the proper range? The weird thing is the mechanic had supposedly
installed the pump at 180 opposite. He said he did this by setting up
the
pump normally and setting engine at 180. He was then going put things
back
together and give it a try. I had to leave at that point
> Mike
>
>
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