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Re: DIESEL QUESTION !![850/1995] posted by jean vilters on
Monday, 21 December 1998, at 12:34 p.m.
Mr. Rock Crusher,
as per volvo service bulletins
starting in 1984, the timing was slowly advanced in an attempt to find a lost pockets of Power. I remember it to top out at about .90 or .95 which is what you recorded. (Original was about .50 as you mentioned)
there is also a relation between fuel mileage and the adjustment but not linear...(the fuel mileage i.e. peaks at .75 or something and then decrease...just an example)
too bad the adjustment is such a pain to do, or else you could plot a graph of the relation between advance and mpg
diesel rattle at mostly combustion noises, amplified by heavier (that gas engine) engine parts...try some Redline oil diesel treatment(or Mobil 1 as fuel treatment) and attempt to adjust each injector to exact same pressure between them (if you want to play with the Dreaded-Tillman-Injector-Seals again!!)
Has the injector pump been calibrated lately?
hope this helps
Dr.JV
(Shameless Plug - unrelated to Bricks)