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you are trying to compare gas engines to diesels. true that many formulas will work, but the rods are MUCH heavier and the moment of mass as they swing must be pretty high. now let me say a few things that i think many overlook because they want to go fast or they have no experience or they have...

i have to question how the lever could be off that much without something else causing it? have you removed the bottom cover and looked inside to be sure everything is in place? another tip on getting the trans to go into the clutch disk is to put the trans in gear so you can turn the input...

without the drag link and steering box i doubt it will tow at all. you need the weight of the engine to load the front end and it will steer better, but it will not like turns even slight ones. i have carried what you describe on a standard rollback. tom

see how this confuses the issue? there are only 2 timing marks and the red tooth on the HH is not one of them. has nothing to do with setting the timing, just removing the head. if your marks are lined up on the balancer and the advancer window, you are set. i would just run a couple of tanks...

james, each tooth of the HH would be 24° at crankshaft. tom

so there are no lines at all to the fdc?? i doubt that the advancer would stick, but anything is possible. different fuels are going to give you noticeable power changes without the fdc. tom

is your fdc still hooked up? that can cause changes in power. 8 psi boost is low so it would have low power, 9 psi is stock and without a pyro i would go to at least 11 psi for now. recheck the markings on the balancer for LDT, that is where you should be. tom

that is because it is 3/8" line. napa is usually stupid.

the HH or hydraulic head is the part of the injection pump that handles the fuel. read and understand the manual before you replace it. you may have other problems, this is just one possibility. if it gets worse, this is likely, but check fuel pressure at filters and using manual, diagnos...

classic symptom of HH failure. has it been run out of fuel recently? tom

have you ever seen a fuel fire on a deuce?? all the lines that are not copper are nylon, which gets hard with age. age like 40 years. all the lines are easily replaced with truck air brake line available at most parts stores. it is the same standard size and is very wear resistant. you will need...

oh, sorry i mis read your post. i agree everything on the engine has something to do with timing, even if it is completely irrelevant to timing the IP as the red tooth is. well even it is in a vaguesort of way as it must be visable even though not lined up with anything.

a line lock is the only safe way to lock the brakes, and then only safe to a certain extent. you should not use air pressure to engage brakes, you should use lack of pressure as is done on air brake systems. that way if the air fails the brakes will be on. if your hand brake slips, fix it...

james, it has NOTHING to do with timing. when the scribed tooth lines up with the pointer inside the shut off cover, that is the ONLY position the HH can be removed without damage to the other parts of the pump. if it says anything to the contrary in any manual, it is a misprint. chris, it...

hd, sounds like you now have it 180 degree out of timing. pull the front valve cover, rotate so #1 valves are at overlap and if the red tooth is showing it is 180 out. tom

chris, that is not correct, the red tooth does not line up when the other 2 marks do. the balancer mark and the ip timing mark under small cover are for injection timing. the scribed red tooth is not for timing. it is only for removal of HH. tom

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if it is not fixed, there is a NEW IP on ebay for only $4500. has been there for a few years actually. wonder why. tom

at least it is running. now is a good time to check the pressure at the filters. 20 - 70 psi depending on rpm. air in the injector return lines may be normal, just depends on how good the injectors are. tom

when you put the fuel control shaft in, it does have the little tab in the end of it, right? without that tab, it will be in min fuel position. (off, no fuel to injectors) tom