[Vwdiesel] Another leaky pump.....

[James Hansen]

On Sunday, June 02, 2002 10:38 PM, Lee Hillsgrove
[SMTP:hillsgrove at adelphia.net] wrote:
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>   Seems like there is a bunch of them lately. Add mine to the list.  :-((
>
>  '85 Jetta 1.6 NA, 143K, car has been sitting since last Fall when I parked
> it for the winter. No sign of the leak then. Now, when I went to fire it up
> to do the front brakes and get it ready for the road, it took some cranking
> to get it started and I noticed some diesel fuel on the ground under it.
> There is a steady drip from between the distribution block and body of the
> pump while it is running which gets worse with increased RPM. Apparently it
> drips enough to make the pump lose prime over a long period of time, too.
> That has never happened to me before.

You're certain it isn't coming from hoses above and making it's way to where
you can see it on the distribution block??

>  I need to get the car running ASAP for wife to drive, as her car is out of
> commission due to a moose strike

Sorry, I realize your moose were on strike.  Need some replacements?  Could get
a busload together, etc to help out fixing the car, might even keep the grass
and hedges trimmed....... :-))

and the rental car has to go back soon. I
> wasn't expecting to find this or I would have got started on it earlier.
>  I have a spare '86 pump to swap in, but none of the required special tools
> to do so. I know I will need the cam lock plate, pump lock pin, tensioner
> pin wrench, and dial indicator with adapter. Am I missing anything? Might as
> well change the timing belt while I'm in there, so that means a new belt and
> tensioner. I don't think I want to tackle the water pump or crank/cam/aux.
> shaft seals right now due to time constraints, although I know that now
> would be the time to do them.
>  Best prices I have found online are from Adirondack  - $9 for the pump pin,
> $15 for the cam plate, and $125 for the indicator and adapter.

What kind of indicator Lee?  You can use one that has dial graduated in inches,
and convert, they are available for 20-30 bucks for reasonably good ones. Just
make sure the shaft will fit the adapter... which can be modified to suit.
Other than that, sounds about right.


The pin
> wrench can be found on eBay for $9.99 + $3.50. They also have the belt for
> $13.50 and the tensioner for $19. Sound about right?
>  Any problem upgrading to an '86 pump with the idle speed increase? The cold
> start advance knob should be the same, right? Only difference I can think of
> is that the '86 car has a detent in the knob to help denote the difference
> between just timing advance and idle speed increase with timing advance. At
> least it feels like there is a detent there. Whoopee.
>  Took the car out for a road test after doing the front brakes. I haven't
> driven it since I got my TDI in November. Where'd the power go? This thing
> needs a turbo!

Ain't that the truth! Decided to quit the 1.6na into gas caddy conversion,
putting together a 1.9td instead...
-James