Pull the afc and rig up regulated shop air, as the pressure rises the lever will advance

 

Well the afc moves the full travel, Do you think if my timing is off the truck might be losing power and smoke like this?

 

you still running a factory lift pump? how many miles on truck?

 

Ya your timing can affect alot even if your 14 degress off. only way to check it is put your #1 cylinder in top dead center and see where your fuel gear is sitting should be a mark.

 

Only way to check it is to use a timing tool or a drip tube, no marks anywhere will show pump timing. The pump has a timing pin, and you could set it, pull the pump gear, turn the motor to tdc push the case pin in , and torque the pump shaft back , pull both pins and try from there. But in all honesty its much more accurate to gauge it with a dial indicator. Before checking timing, I would verify my wot fuel pressure and do a volume test. It cold easily be a failed overflow valve or air entering at the fuel heater but the latter will cause hard starts

 

If your top dead center there should be a timing mark on the gear facing its an triangle. This way is just seeing where you sit not timing. Good luck

 

Yea, if kdp hasn't been done might be worth while to pull the cover and do it that way. Otherwise its much easier just to use the timing pin. Given its not broken or missing

 

You can see the mark in white on the cam and crank. Your truck probably won't be marked like this one but this is the location of the,marks mentioned above.

 

I already killed the kdp, I should've done my timing while I was doing that. But none the less ill be checking that real soon when I find the time. I mean the truck has 180,000 and I dont think timing has ever been checked or touched. I just really hope to get it fixed hopefully this is the problem.

 

That being the case I would pin the pump, pop the gear, turn it back to tdc pin the cam gear and reinstall the pump gear and torque. If you want to raise above factory timing you will have to use a dial indicator. I wouldn't exceed 16.5 deg