>To: Michael Snow <mwsnow@HOME.COM>
>From: "T.P. Stephens" <doktortim@rockisland.com>
>Subject: Re: Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help
>In-Reply-To: <NCBBJDNKFJENOJPAKOLFKEMICJAA.mwsnow@home.com>
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>At 06:05 PM 11/16/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>>Last weekend, my Westy got an engine transplant.  I (with much
>>assistance from Mark Drillock) installed a used 1.6lTD from a
>>1984 Jetta.  I have a leak in the injector pump at the junction
>>between the pump body and the fuel distribution block at the rear
>>of the pump.  I cannot find a manual that shows an exploded view
>>of a VE pump.  There appears to be some type of gasket in this
>>seam.  I have tested all the bolts at the rear of the pump and
>>they are tight.
>>
>>Can someone tell me if there is actually a gasket in there?  If I
>>can actually find one, what are the consequences of removing the
>>fuel distribution block from the pump?  I don't want to buy a
>>pump, but I don't want to destroy this one in an amateur attempt
>>to repair it.  Has anyone else done this?
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>I know of three entities on the West coast of America qualified to
disassemble these pumps. One is in Vancouver, BC. Another in Seattle and
one in LA. This is a highly specialized field. Not for amatures or
Professionals like me. These same vendors rebuild all the semi truck
equipment. The auto component rebuilding is a fraction of their yearly
volume.
>
>The equipment and expertise to do this properly is big time commercial
spendy stuff. Maybe some of the listees will have some ideas I am unaware
of. Surf the web for "Diesel Repair" and see what pops up. Maybe someone
will sell you a gasket.
>
>Typically, if the teardown and overhaul procedures for a component don't
show in the Bentley, it is no place for other than a specialist to be.
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Doktor Tim
Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles
San Juan Island, WA