Recent content by Wambe

Retired and as busy as never before....

Thanks, Steve. That's another good idea. Looks like the timing doesn't have to be spot on to get the engine to fire up, fine tuning to follow after. Will give it a go and come back with news when I get back to the farm and work on the engine in ~ 2 weeks. Cheers.

Thanks, Bobsticle. Why did I not think of this? :-) I have some of these timing discs (nicely glued on CDs of my daughters favourite boy bands) from working on my bike engine. Will give it a go before pulling the engine cover and keep ou posted. Cheers.

Thanks, Miktdish, ordering the pointer from the UK is Plan D or E. :-) As I am sitting in Namibia the courier cost will be very high and I am trying to find a more affordable option. Polling the front cover off the engine and double check the timing will probably be the next step for me. Cheers.

Thanks, Turboman. The engine currently sits in a cradle on the workshop floor, with its own fuel supply, filter, fresh battery etc. Compression is fine, nozzles are spraying fine, glow plugs are working and I think I have eliminated any other reason for not starting. What I noticed is that the...

Good day all, I want to install a 2 1/4 Diesel engine in my S3. The engine was rebuilt by someone else but doesn't want to start. I suspect that the injection timing is off and that the camshaft was not correctly installed. To check this I will need to set the cranksaft on the EP mark...