From: JJ&A (w7ls@blarg.net)
Date: Sun Sep 08 2002 - 21:30:53 PDT
I meant to say that when I cracked open #2 and #4 feedline (which are
obviously not next to each other), the engine rpm and sounds did not change
at all. Cracking open the rest of them produced a sudden lowering of the rpm
and rough running. Jim
JJ&A wrote:
> Cleaned and adjusted all injectors to 3000 PSI. Good spray pattern.
> Checked compression (around 300 PSI on all cylinders).
> Lotsa smoke out stack.
> Runs very rough.
> Went bad in the space of one day, gradually.
> Timing off? Hydraulic head broken?
>
> To do: crack open feed lines and verify that some cylinders not firing.
> Check pump output on each cylinder (no easy way?)
> Anything else I can try?
>
> History: Before I cleaned the injectors, I cracked all the input lines,
> one by one. Two cylinders were not firing, as noted by the lack of any
> engine sound when cracked open.
>
> Musing: Could the hydraulic head be failing to deliver the same pressure
> to each cylinder, somehow? Is that something that can be taken apart and
> cleaned?
>
> Thanks, esteemed wrenches!
>
> Jim
>
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