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Date:         Wed, 17 Nov 1999 12:10:17 +0100
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
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From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help
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And we have audi-vw-diesels@onelist.com Started by Blue Eyes, it's not a big list, but with very knowledgeable people.

PerL 87 Syncro 112i

Bulley wrote:

> Whoa- > > There is a diesel VW list manned by the industry's best minds, (or at least > folks who know a lot). At least one of the 'minds' for there, Martin > Jagersand also pokes hi nose into our turf here. They should be able to > help. Try : http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw for the real info on your > diesel VW. > > Cheers. > > G. Matthew Bulley > Director > Bulley-Hewlett & Associates > www.bulley-hewlett.com > Cary, NC USA > 888.468.4880 tollfree > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Snow [SMTP:mwsnow@HOME.COM] > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 9:06 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help > > 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? > > Mike Snow > 1982 Westfalia 1.6TD


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