Okay after just under 1,000 km of driving the truck, here is a little review -per say-
It is slow.
Compared to my worn out 22r, it is slightly slower, so I don't really mind, and I knew it being an N/A mystery diesel motor, I wasn't expecting any improvements. However I feel like it is slower then it should be. I've always driven gassers my whole life so I'm doing the best I can to nail down what it is. But, it feels like in a gas engine when the distributor is too advanced, it kinda lugs, you give it more pedal and nothing changes, just the EGR temp goes up, but if you ease the go pedal and let it slowly wind itself up, it'll eventually get to a point where it'll accelerate better. I don't have the tach working yet, but based on speed and memory from before the swap, I'd say it's around 2100-2200RPM.
Here's a picture of the timing mark, it is ever so slightly above the mark on the timing cover. I don't know if that 1/16 of an inch matters at all.
Another thing to note, the ACSD is non-operationable, but it is sitting in the engine-warm position, so I doubt that has anything to do with the problem. The fuel screw is turned 1/8th up from factory, no smoke, but spits a whisp of black if I free rev it. Still starts with a plume of blue smoke.
When I first started driving it, I would get EGTs well into the 1100F just trying to hold 60 km/h up a small hill. I popped the valve cover off and the exhaust valves were a good 0.20mm too tight. I adjusted the valves [ Intake: 0.30mm - Exhaust: 0.40mm ] and that drastically reduced my EGTs.
Normally cruising at 50 km/h the EGTs are about 300-450F
Cruising at 60 km/h the EGTs are about 400-600F
Holding 80 km/h on the flat highway to work the EGTs are around 600-800F
Attempting to hold 80 on the highway with a slight uphill is hard, the EGTs will sit around 900F
Any sort of hill at 60 km/h will slow me down to 50 km/h by the top and require me to either lug the engine in 4th, or wind it out in 3rd, EGTs will climb to 900-1100F depending on how long the hill is. I must mention I have 4.56 gears and 235/75/R16 tires.
On flat level surface, the truck takes about 20 seconds to get up to 60 km/h, and that's pushing the engine.
This truck will not cruise at anything above 80 km/h, it'll reach up to 90 km/h, but it won't be happy and the temps will make me slow down.
I must note my air filter is very on and pretty hard to see through, it's rusting on the metal wire holding it together, I have one coming in the mail but who knows how long that'll take to get here. I doubt that would do much though.
Just this weekend I took it camping up one of the mountains. I was on a 10% incline and the truck would not go up it unless I was in first going about 10 km/h up, would not hold 2nd at all. This is kinda pitiful as my friend in his 22r was well ahead of me and had to wait for my slow ass to get up. But once up it was fine.
Great view to wake up to
Couldn't wait to start camping, a bit early still
I'll have to go on about my camping setup later.
Fuel mileage has been pretty great, I've driven about 500 km to a tank with a pin hole in the bottom, so the trade off is *kinda* worth it.
If I hold it at 900F+ too long the water temp will go up to 195~, but I've since nailed this down to my clutch fan, as it just windmills no matter how hot it is. Will have to replace it.
