[ykdave]

The engine is fully mechanical, the computer has no participation in how it runs.

Are you sure the cam timing is correct? how exactly did you determine that you only advanced the pump 1*?

As for no tach, sounds like the ESS is misadjusted, F'd or just not hooked up. it should be adjusted to about the thickness of a business card away from the dampner.

 

[justinbrahs]

I read the cummins shop manual and I used a dial indicator to set it to 5.2 mm to give me 14.5 degrees BTDC. Stock is 13.5 for a manual transmission. As far as the dampner sensor I adjusted it as far out as it could. I didnt know how far I should put it.

 

[justinbrahs]

What could cause my truck to idle funny? Could the dampner sensor cause this?

 

[ykdave]

Like i mentioned above, the engine is fully mechanical, electronics have no bearing on the operation of the engine. You could toss the ESS in the garbage and drive it all day other than the fact that the alternator will not charge without a tach signal

The ESS needs to be about the thickness of a business card away from the dampner

 

[9612vinva]

Also with the ESS make sure you are not setting the gap with the notch... needs to be set on a flat spot

 

[illflem]

Look at figure 8 here http://www.tstproducts.com/DowelPina.pdf

 

[justinbrahs]

Look at figure 8 here http://www.tstproducts.com/DowelPina.pdf

Thanks for the link. I will set the air gap with a feeler gage and go from there.