Date:         Tue, 7 Oct 2003 17:36:36 -0600
Reply-To:     Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@MAC.COM>
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From:         Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: How hot should a diesel run?
Comments: To: Felder <felder@knology.net>
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Entity Felder spoke thus:
> SEEMED to stay about one needle's width to the high side of the LED.
Mine runs pretty much in the middle, right on top of the LED. Sounds like
you are OK. Any real overheating will be obvious.

> Also, I have a fuel drip from the top of the "throttle block" (if
> that's what it is) where the fuel control shaft comes out of the top of
> the injector block. It leaks down the metal lever that projects off to
> the left and drips onto #1 injector, runs down  head and block. Not a
> lot, but annoying and possibly performance-robbing.
Ugh! Those pumps are good for about 100K miles between rebuilds. Leaking is
usually the first symptom. If you wiggle the lever up and down you may
discover a worn bearing which happens after lots of city driving.

If it leaks only the occasional drip you will get nasty vaporizing of the
fuel while driving and after shutoff. It's intolerable and you must fix it.
If your pump needs a rebuild it is about 350$, but you may squeak by with a
bearing and/or seal replacement, taking the gamble when the big rebuild will
be necessary and require exactly the same amount of work as the quickie.

--Gnarlie