I installed a billet tappet cover roughly two weeks ago after reinstalling everything went to start but truck wouldn't start, retimed it and it started but smokes white at idle and pops if given any throttle and won't go over 1k have tried retiming a few times and have even taken pump off again to check everything but is still doing the same. Anyone have any thoughts or help?
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how are you timing it?

 

It sounds like your timing is way off

 

I timed it using the blue point timing kit with the dial indicator, i was goin to pin time it but as luck would have it i dropped the pump gear nut in the timing cover

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so now your taking the tin cover off to get the nut back? one thing that i have had problems with before is the timing jumping when i break the gear back loose after setting the plunger lift to what i want. any more i tighten the nut just enough to get the shaft to turn like 10ftlb maybe. also why dont ya walk us thru the steps just to make sure.

 

Yup and i usually break the nut loose before i go to set the plunger lift. But i take the intake horn and injector lines off
Take the dv holder and dv outta number 1 install the dial indicator take the oil fill off and break the pump gear nut loose, then have someone roll the engine over off the dampner til the needle bottoms out zero the dial indicator then turn the engine till the dial indicator is on the desired mm, pop the gear roll engine to tdc, reinstall washer and nut torque to 145 with someone holding the engine by the dampner to keep from spinning
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which direction are you turning the engine?

 

Goin on with the rachet sooo clockwise

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Ok...how much lift are you setting it at?

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7-7.1mm 19 degrees on my 175 pump i had set it there awhile back and it ran real good

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