Try to start Frankenmotor for the first time.....

[Mark(The Miser)UK]

Someone check that smokey garage over there for bodies will ya?

I bet he's gone and started it up  with the g/b in reverse, and collapsed his garage, or worse still...
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_693479.html

[regcheeseman]

COUGH

COUGH

HACK

COUGH

(spits black tar)

COUGH

COUGH.....

Well it runs. you've heard the phrase blowing coal?

A young petrol head golf owner had come round to buy some seats, but he was interested to see it run up, he was in for a shock.

This is how it went....

went for run three last night.... it bled up fairly quick, then showed 0 sign of life because the bleed bolt was loose on the head.
Bolt tightened I try again, it fired, spluttered a bit then took off, RUNAWAY!

I pulled the plug and escaped before the thick black cloud came down again. It was a good ten minutes before you could see the back of the garage again.

Backed the fuel screw down 2 turns and tried again

It didn't want to go, then I noticed the aux tank had been slurped dry, I topped it up and went again....

It fired up after a few seconds cranking and settled into a highish idle. I stopped the motor, disconnected the aux tank and switched to the main tank feed. The pump was sucking the aux tank dry in a matter of seconds.

Fired up again and there was a bit of splutter as the main diesel came on. then smooth idle about 1300 rpm
I tried to get the the idle down and ran out of adjustment.

Revving the motor produces huge clouds of thick black death, so maybe the fuel is a little high still! But boy does it want to rev.

There's no turbo at the moment, I can't fit the inlet manifold until the clutch master turns up and I can get that fitted.
I'll get the turbo/interrcooler pipework fitted up soon and back down the pump (timing and fuel delivery)

Then get a video....

[regcheeseman]

Brum brum.

[lovinthedeez]

sounds awesome.     good job

[ORCoaster]

The new TERROR of North Devon.  Does have a hearty pull to it.  Keep adjusting once you get the rest on and running.  I fear for the small children and dogs in the neighborhood.

[Mark(The Miser)UK]

Great stuff, but  I look forward to hearing it withthe manifolds and exhaust on. Probably sound like a kitten
When my exhaust sheared off at the turbo, going through Worcester in a traffic jam was interesting. At idle it was just a loud old car but as soon as I loaded it, the turbo would pick up and it sounded like a jet warming up. Very embarassing, except when I was behind a young racer with his GTI revving up. Then he could only look in the mirror and wonder 

[regcheeseman]

Probably sound like a kitten

Do you have a kitten that likes to hammer violently?

I've played with the timing last night, finally settling on 1.15 mm advance.

(Just to recap - GTD/1Y hybrid with AAZ pump and 10mm TDI pumphead.)

Any less and the engine would start to smoke a bit white and splutter a bit, more and the clatter is worse.

As it stands now, it starts easy, runs clean and the only reluctance is a slight misfire if you give it too much throttle when the motor is cold.
Once it's up to temperature it's fine. Hopefully this will be the same once under load.

[Mark(The Miser)UK]

What injectors? Break pressures?

[regcheeseman]

possibly 1Y or AAZ injectors set at 155 BAR