fivepunjab
New Member
Haynes talks of 'older' and newer type injection pumps used on series 3's. Mine's a newer type but I've seen what looks to be an inspection cover except its coiled with copper wire with a lead seal pressed into it to ensure that its not removed. I'm thinking about cutting the wire out. This surely gives a view of the timing marks as described on the older type pump, which seems a more straight forward way to set the timing. Has anyone heard of a reason not to do this?
Tommorow Im going to:
Pull off the injection pump and oil pump and remove the grub screw that holds the vertical drive gear in position. Pull out the vertical drive gear and re-position it such that the master spline is at 20 degrees past the horizontal mark.
Then unless i hear off a reason not too, cut off that wire and remove the inspection window and see if i can line up the timing marks within.
Then carefully re-assemble the whole lot and fire it up, hopefully with everything running a lot better than it is now.
Anyone any advice before i start ?? - Pat
Tommorow Im going to:
Pull off the injection pump and oil pump and remove the grub screw that holds the vertical drive gear in position. Pull out the vertical drive gear and re-position it such that the master spline is at 20 degrees past the horizontal mark.
Then unless i hear off a reason not too, cut off that wire and remove the inspection window and see if i can line up the timing marks within.
Then carefully re-assemble the whole lot and fire it up, hopefully with everything running a lot better than it is now.
Anyone any advice before i start ?? - Pat