Here is some more details. I purchased a plug and play option. Pull the old and drop in the new. I had an overhauled engine shipped from the UK. The engine was running in the video from the rebuild shop in Yorkshire. All rebuilt, Dist pump, new alternator, etc, etc. Injector pop off pressure checked w/ good pattern. Upon arrival and installation in the US, the damn thing would not start. Further investigation finds that the dist. pump skew gear was missing. How and why, I have zero clue. had to be tampered with says the shop in the UK and US!???? Finger pointing has brought me to this point. Months later and timing checked by a local diesel shop and the engine is still not producing power. The engine barely smokes at idle. But at full throttle, black smoke is evident. Not sure if the rings have seated. Original gearbox overhauled and functioning. Had hours of timing the dist pump assistance from Craig of CSM Retro Restoration. But the bottom line, the local classic LR shop is unable to get it operating correctly. Previously, The vehicle would comfortably run at 55 mph prior to the engine swap. Yes, it was loud as hell, smoked like a chimney (hence the engine change) Thanks in advance.
Mr Trimble 1st bench test start.MOV
mr Trimble engine test.MOV
