

| Subject: | Re: [DIESEL] [Diesel] Injector Pump is leaking... |
| From: | Michael Snow |
| Date: | Sat, 20 Oct 2001 10:59:59 -0700 |
It will not stop without intervention. The most common leaks seem to be at the cold start lever and the junction between the pump body and the fuel valve block. The cold start lever seal is an easy driveway fix. Fuel valve block is a job for the pros. Mike Snow > > Hi Volks, > > Looks like I've got a slow leak from the bottom of my injector pump. > I can't tell for sure where it's coming from, but I know it's not > from the injector lines. When I rev the Vanagon up to around 2K RPM > or so - this maybe causes one drip every ten seconds or so. So it's > not a lot of fuel - but I'm concerned. It eventually puddles on the > splash pan below, and ends up splattering the back of the vanagon > w/ little markings... Should I be concerned from a mechanical view? > Is this a big deal? I'm kind of surprised, as the pump doesn't even > have 70K on it yet. But then again, it *is* nearly 20 years old. > And it hasn't been driven much for a good ten years. Is this something > that will eventually carbon up and stop???? Anyone have any feedback? > Perhaps this a result of the fuel being turned up too much? > Or is it time for a rebuild, etc. etc.???? Your thoughts/experience, as > always, would be greatly appreciated! > > Peace, John > '82 Wet Westy
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