Need some advice

[Mullis23]

Hey guys i recently picked up another IDI. The fuel system is original and not in great shape with a 180,000 on the clock. It smokes gray quite a bit. My question is if i can safely drive it over the mountain passes back to my hometown without hurting anything. Living in the dorms i dont have a garage and i only brought a basic set of hand tools. I have an IP i picked up for a spare last year. So i was just wondering if it was safe for me to drive it over Vail pass with leaky injectors and retarded timing. Where i can work on it with a proper set of tools. I have enough tools that i could adjust the timin if that would help any.

 

[GenLightening]

I drove my donor truck almost 200 miles with a leaking fuel filter (baggie zip tied to keep the fuel from hitting the exhaust), 4 bald rear tires, smoking on decel like a mother and registration that was out for 6 years. And half of those miles were in CA! If I got pulled over I would have just ran away from it!

 

[johneich]

I would advance it a dimes width, the truck is surely retarded the way you describe it, know how to do it?

 

[Mullis23]

i think i understand how to. Just loosen the three bolts on the injector pump side and turn the pump towards the passenger side and re-tighten the bolts. Is that right.

 

[flareside_thun]

i think i understand how to. Just loosen the three bolts on the injector pump side and turn the pump towards the passenger side and re-tighten the bolts. Is that right.

Yup, if you hear excessive rattle....retard it back some....

 

[johneich]

Lets get the terminology right here, its three nuts, stay away from any bolts, just trying to save you some trouble, I learned from the school of hard knocks. Yes turn towards the passenger side. Do it while the engine is off.

 

[Mullis23]

ok sounds good. I looked at the static timing marks and looks like the po already advanced it about half a width of a dime.

 

[GenLightening]

ok sounds good. I looked at the static timing marks and looks like the po already advanced it about half a width of a dime.

That's only if it's the original pump. If it's been replaced then it's anybodys guess where the timing is.

 

[icanfixall]

What I like to do is use a center punch to make a mark in the joint between the pump and the housing it bolts up to. Then as you move the pump the mark becomes two half circles. That way you can se how far you actually moved the pump... Plus you can easily return it back to where you started...