Thanks Gary for the work you did on the truck.
The meter (or my truck) wasn't cooperating with Gary. After numerous attempts to get any sort of reading it finally came through. Note to Gary...did you adjust the meter "zero" during these attempts? I saw you messing with the meter's up and down arrows in an attempt to get things right. What was the purpose?
So the meter finally came through with a 2.2 deg reading. I think it was four attempts to get it bouncing around 9.0-9.4 degrees at roughly 2000RPM.
This was on my 1989 CC SRW E4OD with 245,000 miles on it. The pump and injectors were done about 70,000 miles ago by the previous owner (paperwork at home to verify). I'm currently burning commercially dispensed B5 biodiesel.
-The truck does start easier in the morning.
-The truck is noticeably louder when the motor is cold.
-The truck appears to be quieter once the motor is warm.
-The truck produces a constant black stream of soot under any level of pedal input (not blackout, but still visible in the side mirror).
-The truck is a non-turbo and I don't think I notice any difference in power output.
From the other posts regarding timing, I was expecting a whole new truck experience given that my timing was soooo far out. It just doesn't feel that way...
Since this past Friday, my wife and I have loaded and emptied 2,200lbs of gravel, 3,800lbs of moss rock, and 12,000lbs (4,000lbs x 3 loads) of soil. It got the job done.
Am I expecting too much of the truck after this timing job?
-Russ