it RUNS!!!!
now I have to fix my camera so I can put it on youtube.
I had the pump 180º out of whack, symptoms: only started with the pump timed to a very specific place, and after a long cranking session with full throttle applied.
it had white unburned smoke coming from the exhaust and no power whatsoever :cry:
took the belt off, turned the pump to the OTHER indexing hole, then double checked, tried to start it and it started at the first crank :shock: but with a LOT of white/grey smoke.
I thought: its a tooth off.
it was, now it starts on the first crank, even without using the glowplugs (30ºc outside, its a cool sunset

) makes absolutely no smoke at idle, and the K24 spools just by crossing the 2000rpm point :twisted: even without load!
man am I proud of this forum! I couldn't ever figured it out without you guys!!!
thank you!