Timing adjustment

[Goofyexponent]

I remember reading a while back about timing adjustment. I am interested in advancing my truck a TOUCH to see if it helps me start on really cold mornings. The timing advance IS workin on the pump. I checked this while changing a couple glow plugs today. I feel that it is not advanced enough to start on cold mornings.

I read that I should mark the position of the pump in relation to the timing cover before I do any adjusting so I can return it to where it was before I started.

IIRC all I do is take my "modified" wrench, or the wrench set I bought with the specific use of adjusting my timing. Loosen up the 3 bolts that hold the pump to the timing cover and move it about the width of a dime towards the passenger side fender. Tighten the bolts up and run the truck, look for smoke and listen for noises. All of this done with the engine up to operating temperature?

Worse that can happen is that I set it back to the mark I made with the punch and take it to a shop to get her timed up.

This spring, she WILL be getting a new pump and injectors. I am just trying to baby it through the lay off season until the $$ comes washing back in.

 

[icanfixall]

Why do you feel this advancing the pump neds to be done? Turning the pump towards the passenger fender is advancing it and yes, you have all the important information.

 

[fx4wannabe]

Hmmm. If pump advance affects starting I may need to do the same thing. My new pump didn't have any marks so I just stuck it on.

 

[dyoung14]

advancing does help some, just go in little increments till your happy with noise, when it get to were the noise and smoke is unbearible you know that your at the same level of timing as me, but damn will she run up at this timing

 

[Goofyexponent]

I know too much timing will eat GP's which will get expensive. I am just going to try a hair more timing, if it don't help I am not going to screw with it anymore. I am not a pro, and doing something like this to my truck is best left to a pro.

 

[fury9]

when you loosen the bolts, just loosen them enough to where you can tighten them back up with a quick turn of the wrench. The pump doesn't like to just move and stay there. If it's gonna be a one man job get a crow bar so you can hold the position steady while you give the top nut a quick tighten . When I marked mine I used a chisel (somewhat sharp) so I could realign if I screwed things up. Don't just start her up, take her for a RUN and look in your mirrors .

 

[dyoung14]

when you loosen the bolts, just loosen them enough to where you can tighten them back up with a quick turn of the wrench. The pump doesn't like to just move and stay there. If it's gonna be a one man job get a crow bar so you can hold the position steady while you give the top nut a quick tighten . When I marked mine I used a chisel (somewhat sharp) so I could realign if I screwed things up. Don't just start her up, take her for a RUN and look in your mirrors .

my smoke never really changed with timing, but it did with fuel adjustments