Date:         Mon, 2 Jun 2003 15:21:57 -0600
Reply-To:     Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@MAC.COM>
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From:         Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1986 Diesel Crew Cab Dropside Pickup (Transporter)
Comments: To: Mel Miller <nourmahal@ATT.NET>
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Entity Mel Miller spoke thus:

> I cannot find parts or repair
> manuals on it since it is not a US model.
I am not aware of any major difference in the Euro and NA models of diesel
engine/ injection system. If there were, can someone give a synopsis of the
difference?
Look on the side of the block under the exhaust manifold, you will probably
see "1.6" cast in the block. If so, it is a 1600cc diesel.

> I have a fuel problem - fuel comes to the injection pump but not to the
> injectors.
What about "infusion"? In this method you feed fuel into the pump's intake
by gravity. If the pump has been dry for a while it can't get enough vacuum
to pull fuel into itself so the solution is to hang a can with fuel
siphoning into the pump as you spin it.
One more trick-you can remove the injectors as you crank it for faster
spinning and less power loss, but the soft steel heat dissipation washers
under the injectors are a one-time deal, you should replace them with new
ones for good sealing.

> Monday we take the guts out of the fuel solenoid to see if the
> problem is with the solenoid or with the injector pump.
Very unlikely the solenoid is faulty. When the pump doesn't work, take it in
to a diesel rebuild shop and give them the 380$. I had mine done last year
in Albuquerque-Motive Power, you'd be surprised at the various problems it
solved.
The pump itself is pretty much unserviceable, so don't even try.

> Does anyone have suggestions for these parts here in the US?

>  (at least that is what the local dealer says.)
Dealers don't know nuthin, never ask them for advice and only but parts from
them if you're desperate. Just take the pump off and give it to a diesel
injection service.

--Gnarlodious in Santa Fe
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