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I have an injection pump ('82 non-turbo) and a reseal kit I'd like to send to someone to reseal for me (not a complete rebuild, no calibration, just the seals). Please reply here or PM me or email me at tylernt@gmail.com if you're interested.

Thanks.

Well that's an unfortunate situation to be sure. 2.85 is still the thinnest I'm aware of commercially. You'll need to find a shop with a surface grinder, as hardened shims would be quite difficult to cut. As for running it as is, letting the intake valves stay open will make you lose a lot of compre...

I'm with Tyler, RTV that puppy.

Surface prep is critical, clean all traces of gear lube with alcohol or acetone first.

New pump on purchased from here timed the way Jack said and it runs great but no power at all. It is a 1.5 with an FN transmission 5 spd. it is timed at 1.01 per instructions. I know this car can do a little more When you figure it out I'd like to know. The 1.6 turbo I put in my Jetta couldn't go a...

Ok, I got the smoke screw turned up (an adventure in itself, it seems it had a dab of JB-Weld holding it on) to where I get a nice gray haze when I get on the throttle. And the car now accelerates like I would expect my Rabbit to do, if it had an extra 500 pounds and a taller final drive. I didn't d...

Pic is of my "finished" car. I did get some bubbles in my fuel supply hoses, so I added clamps there, but the return and leak-off seem to be ok without clamps. I get a few bubbles a while after shut off and for a bit right after startup, but none after it's been running for a while. The ho...

First off, let me say thanks for all the advice. I did read all of it and I appreciate the help. :) Ok, so today I took the transfer pump out of the tank. I discovered two things: one, it's not an impediment to fuel flow. I can blow (and even suck, yuck) through it no problem; two, it doesn't pump a...

Well I just got back from adding Iso-Heet and filling up with diesel. No change. So I guess I will be ripping out that fuel pump and cranking up the max fuel screw.

DanHoug wrote: it may just be tight yet....

I remember the machinist was a bit freaked out when he saw how tight the factory cylinder-piston clearance spec was.

Tomorrow I'm going to add some red bottle "Iso-Heet" to help mop up any water and top up with diesel to see where that gets me...

82vdub wrote:What psi is the pump pushing fuel towards the IP?

Not sure. Do you think the pressure is over-advancing the timing in the IP?

Did you remove the gasoline pump from inside the tank? I kept it, the glow plug relay turns that circuit on so it can prime the IP if necessary. I don't think fuel flow is an issue as I have clear fuel lines and the first time I started it up, I saw the IP sucking fuel way faster than I ever would ...

Good question, there's 5 gallons of fresh diesel in it. The car started life as a gas car until I converted it to diesel... ohhh, say, I probably didn't get all the gas out of the bottom of the tank. Old, nasty, stale, stinky gas, which probably had some water in it to boot. Dang, that's a good idea...

Got a Mk1 1.6L TD from a junk yard, had the cylinders bored oversize and new pistons and rings. Head seemed ok so I just did a valve adjustment (thinner shims on all 8 valves) and replaced the stem seals. Measured piston protrusion with dial indicator and installed 2 notch head gasket. Had injection...

What I would do is this: Unlock cam and pump and rotate to TDC per the flywheel. Loosen the cam sprocket bolt and knock the cam sprocket loose. Rotate the cam (with Vice-grips between lobes) to TDC and insert cam locking tool (including shims if fit is loose), then tighten cam sprocket bolt. Once th...

bigger daddy wrote:cant tell if its at TDC as the head is on (no camshaft so valves are closed) I will pay attention to the dowel pins

If your injectors are out, a thin flexible wire can be poked down in beyond the prechamber to feel where the piston top is.