It is likely that by this point you have flooded it ~ yes , Diesels do flood .
-Nate
Don wrote:
>
> Couldn't wait for the new valve cover gasket to come in, so adjusted the
> valves yesterday on my venerable 79 240D. Most of the valves did have too
> much gap, but alas the end result was the same - some chugging, but no
> starting. I will try to get to the supply house tonight to pick up a
> compression tester. One thing that was different - absolutely no smoke
> from the exhaust during the three starting attempts. Could this indicate
> that fuel isn't getting through the injectors? I did previously verify
> that fuel was getting to them. One more thing, I did remove the plastic
> ring from an oil container that the PO managed to drop in on top of the
> head.
>
>
>
> -Don in St. Louis
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