Look up "pump timing" someone in the benz group did a write up on it - there is a big MB diesel group on web - I'm sure you can google it.
-Mike Kenji James Fuse wrote: >I've been so impressed by this list, I thought I'd ask a Mercedes-specific >question even before I try an MB site: > >Any of you fine folk know how to retard the injection timing on a 1976 >300D (115 114 chassis, OM 617 engine)? > >It runs fine on 25-30% diesel or biodiesel and 75-70% wvo, but it smokes a >bit more than I'd like (whitish, but particulate-heavy, as far as I can >tell). I've fiddled with the altitude compensator on the IP, but that just >makes it stall. > >Any suggstions greatly appreciated! > >Kenji Fuse > >PS. The Haynes manual I have has a listing for the 'timing device' in the >IP, but there is actually no info there... > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/