Well, dove into the engine headfirst tonight to try to resolve the knock issue. By the way, my cranium hurts a bit now...just kidding.
Well, I put the crank to TDC according to the transmission mark, and compared it against the timing mark on the inj. pump, and then compare it to the cam timing...and this is what I found:
It looks like it's a little off to me. I couldn't even get the lock plate in there.
But of course I had some help:
Well, I took off the belt, adjusted the cam timing so it was set properly.
It ran when I pulled it into the garage. But now I can start it, but I can't keep it running for the life of me. It will run, with the cold start pulled all the way out, and my foot feathering the pedal...but it won't stay going.
I figure I need to adjust the injection pump timing, but that's causing me trouble too. I can loosen two of the pump bolts, but can't get to the third. How do I adjust the pump timing correctly. I have been told that I need to move it forward or back, but I can't get it to budge. Any thoughts there?
Any other thoughts? I know it's a mess of thoughts, but maybe you can help me make sense of it. Help, it's in the garage now and I need to get it back out and tooling around the neighborhood.
Thanks,
Mikey