Date:         Sat, 20 Oct 2001 13:00:23 -0500
Reply-To:     Milo <ovalwindow@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Milo <ovalwindow@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      [Diesel]  Injector Pump is leaking...
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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