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- Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:17 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Noisy Injection Pump
- Replies: 5
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Re: Noisy Injection Pump
So I tightened up the alternator belt, its only a couple of weeks old and it was indeed loose. I hope that's the problem, it seems likely. Then when I went to start it, my glow plug relay ( I have Vince Waldon's (vincewaldon.com) alternative wiring system with a separate relay and four fuses going t...
- Sat Nov 17, 2018 1:57 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Glow Plug Re-Wiring
- Replies: 136
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Re: Glow Plug Re-Wiring
Here's an article I've had for years (I did not write it) which I used and it works perfectly! Its a really good re-wire of the glow plug system that keeps the high current in the engine compartment and delivers more amps to the glow plugs, and fuses each one separately. I tried to attach the versio...
- Sat Nov 17, 2018 1:36 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Noisy Injection Pump
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3842
Re: Noisy Injection Pump
I'll check the alternator belt again, but I just put on a new one and the tension seemed good. Maybe the new belt stretched a bit. No red light. The sound seems much louder and different than an alternator belt.
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:59 pm
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: Noisy Injection Pump
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3842
Noisy Injection Pump
I have an 84 Jetta TD in my 81 pickup truck. Today, after driving this truck for years, the injector pump started making a terrible noise. The noise starts at idle or just above, then goes away as I speed up. There is a reduction in power when the noise is happening then when the noise stops power i...
- Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:07 am
- Forum: VW Diesel (General)
- Topic: 1.6 TD What valve Lifters?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1928
1.6 TD What valve Lifters?
I have a VW Quantum engine, 1.6 Turbo Diesel and I don't know if it has mechanical or hydraulic valve lifters. Can anybody tell me how to check this? Thanks!