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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tazza" data-source="post: 18561" data-attributes="member: 82">Funny you should say that, i fully re-built my V1702 2 years back, i don't think the machine shop did it rite. It has always been a pig to start and blows a bit of white smoke, when warm its great but at startup.... I need to give it a decent glow too. It has about 150 hours up and remains the same. I believe the piston to head height is not correct, my dad got it done at work and assured me it was done rite, so i didn't bother checking it. I had another block done and is ready to assemble and i figured i may as well check the piston to head height. It was about .040" too low, that may not seem much, but for a diesel it makes all the difference. It needs .040" removing from the  deck of the block to be *rite*. The fuel system was fully done too, new sleeves installed and machined, head fully done.If you are at all un-sure, give it a compression test, it should be in the high 400's, i *think* the factory spec for a new engine is about 475-500 PSI</blockquote>