>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> > >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? > >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. > > > > Doktor Tim Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles San Juan Island, WA