Went to finally start my car tonight after fitting a new engine, and it wouldn't tick over and chucked out white smoke, first thing that came to mind was timing, even though I was 99% sure it was done properly. All checked over twice and timing seems good, so now thinking it maybe one of the following things?
- Air in fuel...I have an inline filter, the grenade takes ages to go hard, then about a minute later it's completely soft again.
- pump advance...It's currently sat in the middle of it's slots, surely that's not causing it?
- The pump has not been used since my last engine died in mid september, maybe being sat has caused it to play up? What should I look for if I take the top off, rust?
Hope it's fixable without changing the pump tbh!
- Air in fuel...I have an inline filter, the grenade takes ages to go hard, then about a minute later it's completely soft again.
- pump advance...It's currently sat in the middle of it's slots, surely that's not causing it?
- The pump has not been used since my last engine died in mid september, maybe being sat has caused it to play up? What should I look for if I take the top off, rust?
Hope it's fixable without changing the pump tbh!