[Vwdiesel] not starting...leaking fuel from somewhere

[Nate Wall]

Sounds to me like a leaky main shaft seal on the
injection pump.

--Nate
--- Michael Hitchings <mhitchings at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> We tried to get the rabbit going today. We towed it
> behind my father's truck for a few trips around the
> block. No joy!!!!  When we got back, I noticed fuel
> leaking from somewhere. It was all over the front of
> the block.
> If I have a bad injector seal, could that prevent
> engine startup?  Too much compression loss?  What is
> involved with fixing that?
> Thanks
> Mikey
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> 1. Re: Preload on rear bearings (Lee Hillsgrove)
> 2. Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Today's yarding trip and
> warning... (was: Re: 'yarding) (Nate Wall)
> 3. Lee & others , subscription errors + OT content
> (Mike & Coreen Smith)
> 4. Re: Lee & others , subscription errors + OT
> content (Lee Hillsgrove)
> 5. Turbo-determining if it's working or not ? (Mike
> & Coreen Smith)
> 6. Muffler 88 Jetta , same as 90's Golf??? (Mike &
> Coreen Smith)
> 7. Re: Turbo-determining if it's working or not ?
> (Nate Wall)
> 8. Rabbit Medical attention for the JOY of it. (H
> .Hagar)
> 9. Re: Turbo-MORE, HP, Pressure, etc. (Mike & Coreen
> Smith)
> 10. Re: Lee & others , subscription errors + OT
> content (dieseltdi at earthlink.net)
> 11. Bearable sense of Humor James Hansen style. (H
> .Hagar)
> 12. Re: Turbo-determining if it's working or not ?
> (Sandy Cameron)
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> Message: 1
> From: "Lee Hillsgrove"
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Preload on rear bearings
> Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 07:47:03 -0500
>
> > We have used this at school, where we build a
> Formula-style racecar for
> > competiton. ON an older car, the bore for the
> front wheel bearing was
> very
> > loose (similar config. to rabbit front bearings
> but 2 sealed ones). It
> was
> > loctite and it was green.
>
>
> Yep, it's called "cylindrical retaining compound"
> and we use it at work as
> well. I don't remember the part number, either.
> Works better if you use primer with it, I can't
> remember if it's Primer N
> or Primer T. I think either will work but one has a
> longer shelf life after
> application.
>
> Lee
> Oo-v-oO
> PP-ASEL
> KB1GNI
>
>
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>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 04:50:07 -0800 (PST)
> From: Nate Wall
> To: Audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com,
> "Black, Waylon"
> Cc: Diesel Benz ,
> Audi-VW-Diesels ,
> VWDiesel
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Today's
> yarding trip and warning... (was: Re: 'yarding)
>
> Wow Gary:
>
> Glad to hear you are o.k. now. Was it a seat spring?
> That's a really freaky accident.
>
> --Nate
>
> --- gary wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> > Just got back from the Emergency Room.
> >
> > Today I was sitting in a wrecked 190D Sitting in
> the
> > front seat, at a
> > local pull-it-yerself yard. Getting trim off of
> the
> > dash.
> >
> > Finish with the task at hand, spun around on the
> > seat to get my feet out
> > the door, and SPROING!!! Something projectiled
> > itself out of the seat
> > cushion and into... my behind.
> >
> > Thought to myself... "oh great, ripped my shorts"
> > Went to stand up... no
> > go. I was firmly stuck to the seat. Not stuck by
> the
> > pants, not by
> > skin... by the meat! What ever it was it was deep.
> > It took me 20min to
> > find the right angle to get myself unstuck. I was
> > starting to get
> > concerned. Trust me, that takes a lot!
> >
> > My tool bag was on the hood. All I had with me in
> > the cockpit was a
> > screwdriver. Couldn't yell. Nobody around. I was
> > clear on the far side
> > of the compound. Good thing I had my cell with me,
> > even though I managed
> > without it.
> >
> > A little blood, not much. Not a whole lotta pain.
> > Finished collecting my
> > parts and went home. Cleaned myself up and
> > discovered I could stick my
> > pinky finger into the hole. Hmmm, not good. I knew
> I
> > would at least need
> > a tetanus shot, perhaps a stitch or two. Called my
> > Doc, can't see me
> > until Monday. Wife demands under no circumstances
> to
> > go to the ER. ER
> > Doc says that I was "lucky" I got punctured where
> I
> > did. Half inch in
> > any direction would have been serious(Punctured
> > artery, Colon, etc) Not
> > good.
> >
> > Moral of the story, Be careful of junk vehicle,
> > especially how you go
> > about getting parts out; be cautious, even though
> > they look to be in
> > very good condition.
> >
> > -Gary in Orlando
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 18:38, Black, Waylon wrote:
> > > I relent! You guys are wearing me out.
> Pant,pant.
> > >
> > > HI -Way Auto Parts II
> > > 1910 State Highway 121
> > > Lewisville, TX 75067
> > >
> > > 972-492-0919 - Skip
> > >
> > > I am trying to get a better deal on
> engines/trans.
> > Help yourself to any
> > > other things. Good luck, this weekend. After all
> > the rain, it will be nice
> > > and muddy.
> > >
> > >
> > > Mostly hard parts interiors are usually
> destroyed
> > by the help.
> >
>
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