I have nearly completed a swap of a 4JB1T into a 1989 Trooper II, with the last step being to get the darn thing started!!!
A little bit of back-story ...
I purchased this engine from a gentleman who relocated back to the US from Australia and returned home with a half-dozen 4JB1T engines to fill up the empty space in the shipping container of all his worldly possessions.
The engine I received was from a 94-95 Holden Rodeo but it was completely rebuilt. (He worked as a diesel mechanic for a good portion of the decade or so he was in AU.) It has a gear-driven IP.
Here's where I'm currently at:
- The engine cranks ... strongly ... but does not start.
- The fuel "flow" is Tank -> Water Separator -> 3psi "lift pump" -> Fuel Filter -> Injection Pump.
- Using a clear hose, I verified that fuel is flowing from Fuel Filter -> Injection Pump, and also from the return line to the tank.
- Thinking that I have air in the fuel system, I opened each injector while cranking - verifying that fuel "splatter" occurred for each cylinder - and then tightened the injector while still cranking to ensure no air wormed its' way back in.
- I used brand-new injectors and have had a "local shop" verify the adjustment and pressure.
WRT the "local shop" ... from my reading of other posts, even if the pressure was set incorrectly, the engine very likely would start but blow smoke and/or run rough. Am I understanding that correctly? Putting it another way ... if the pressure or spray pattern was wildly inaccurate, could this prevent starting of any kind?
I chatted with the gentleman from whom I purchased the engine, and he is "highly confident" that he got the timing set correctly, but he is not 110% certain. If the timing is wildly inaccurate, could this prevent starting of any kind?
Locating a mechanic hereabouts that is familiar with this engine is going to be ... challenging ... so I appreciate any advice/guidance/hints/etc., that y'all can toss my way to help me figure out what the heck is going on.
Thanks.
MAnders.