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The pump was contacting the fuel rails, limiting rotation. I removed them, which permitted for a timing rotation to 0.033". I verified that the limiting factor was the mounting points for the pump; the belt is not interfering with the rotation. I put it all back together, and the vehicle will n...

I'm familiar with proper technique for this process, and have used it successfully on my personal vehicles. I'm positive I'm not making any mistake procedure-wise, as Tyler's comment suggests. I will try taking the timing belt off as 82vdub suggests. Is it possible the pump was installed incorrectly...

Fudge! The adjustable range of rotating the injection pump gets me a max of about 0.023". I know the head and crankshaft are already perfectly in alignment. The manuals seem to say that if the pump won't adjust to spec, that the head and crank timing need to be reworked. What I DON'T know for c...

The camshaft and crankshaft are now perfectly in sync. The pump, however, is severely wack, and the car wouldn't start, which is exactly what it used to not do. '85 Golf pump timing should be 0.036-0.038". I got 0.009"! Is that even possible, to be timed soo badly, yet to still run(only wh...

Smacking the bejebus out of the sprocket via the little hole in the shroud got me nowhere. Removing the fuel filter, I was able to angle a large punch downward into the sprocket hole, and pound back the shroud sufficiently to allow the tooth of my injection pump puller to gain purchase. The same was...

Verily, I have a fancy puller for the injection pump sprocket, similar to the one you've pictured, but it's jaws are not wide enough to bite the thicker head sprocket.

What kind of two-jaw puller can fit in the limited engine compartment space of a Golf? I miss the space of the Quantum. WTF, Golf!

My first time trying to do a timing adjustment on a Golf, and it has a shroud of some sort behind the pulley. Anyway, I can't use my usual method of tapping the back with a rubber hammer to get it off. How does the factory manual say to remove or loosen this pulley so you can go forward with the usu...

Fatmobile, reading this I was reminded of the superior choice of crank seal. Many of us have installed crank seals on motors only to have them immediately leak again due to wear on the crank itself. This is a reminder that it is possible to acquire a seal which changes the location of the sealing su...

I tried this on my last vehicle refresh, and the nylon hose leaked badly. I replaced it with stock rubber hose, and the problem was gone. I wouldn't again bother trying to use nylon air brake line. Info posted by Sharkey: If you want to put an end to replacing the injector return hoses, don't use th...

Just an FYI; Note that the throttle linkage setups were redesigned for the TD engines between the 1983 and 1984 years. The 1984 throttle linkage setup can not bolt to the earlier pumps.

Congrats on the milestone!

I say go for 800,000.

Hey, man! Hope all's well! I talked to Sig of Sig's Auto Repair on Highway 13 north of the Dells in Adams/Friendship last week just after having seen your post here. I was asking him about something else, but I remembered having just scanned this page and read your post. He said he's probably got so...

I'll try to keep an eye out for a latch for you. I can probably snag one cheap from a junker if it's still there.

Has anybody purchased a set of rebuilt Bosch injectors and then tested them and found them to be mismatched or out of spec? I NEED NEED NEED 4 matched injectors, guaranteed. I hate having to spend $40 to discover I've been sold crap. Does anybody stand behind their work? Would anybody sell rebuilt i...

Thanks for your thoughts, QTD. I guess I'm going to have to attempt to return these, and probably deal with a vendor who's not going to be happy that I had them tested before installing. Any suggestions for an actual trustworthy source for verified matched rebuilt injector sets? As Jack sells what I...