[Vwdiesel] New engine help 1.9NA diesel

[Simon Rook]

Nate,
Is it possible that just adjusting the governor speed
will sort it, or is the pump totally different? Its
only a single external adjustment so shouldn't need
rocket science to 'have a go'...

Simon

 --- Nate Wall <natewall1 at yahoo.com> wrote: > The VW
industrial engines use an injection pump with
> a
> governer in them that suites the engine for constant
> loads/stationary operation. Your best bet is to
> replace the injection pump w/ an automotive one.
> Perhaps $200 or so can get you the correct pump. Try
> e-Bay. I see lots of them there. The engine should
> be
> the same in all other aspects.
>
> --Nate
> --- Michael Snow <mwsnow at cox.net> wrote:
> > With some timely assistance from several people,
> the
> > new engine runs.
> > 0.90mm is right on for the pump timing.  Thanks to
> > Mark Shepherd, Robert
> > Keezer and Sandy Cameron :-)
> >
> > I learned some new tricks in the process, which
> > should be educational
> > for anyone else who has to do this.
> >
> > First thing, the injector pump was so full of
> > garbage that it could not
> > pump fuel.  We tried gravity feeding (through an
> > inline fuel filter)
> > directly into the intake port on the pump.  I'm
> used
> > to having a large
> > volume of fuel coming from the vent port on top of
> > the pump and
> > returning to the fuel tank.  There was nothing but
> a
> > trickle.  The
> > engine would run for 5-10 seconds, then die.  The
> > filter screen on the
> > banjo bolt for the vent had big chunks of brown
> > stuff on the *inside*.
> > I thought for sure that the pump was defective,
> > figuring the vane pump
> > inside could not create enough vacuum to draw fuel
> > from the tank.  The
> > only alternative seemed to be to admit defeat,
> > remove the pump, repair
> > or replace the pump, at a cost of at least
> $400-500.
> >  Having nothing to
> > lose, we tried running a can of LubroMoly Diesel
> > Purge through the pump
> > instead of diesel fuel.  We used one of the banjo
> > bolts for the intake
> > side on the vent instead of the normal one with
> the
> > screen filter.  We
> > used clear aquarium tubing to help the diagnostic
> > process.  You would
> > not believe the stuff that came out of the
> injector
> > pump!  Diesel Purge
> > is clear, but the outflow from the pump was dark
> > brown with huge chunks
> > of sediment.  I assume that it was the residue of
> > whatever fuel was used
> > to test run the engine at the factory years ago.
> > After 15-20 seconds of
> > running on straight Diesel Purge, something broke
> > loose in the pump and
> > it started to work correctly.  The trickle coming
> > from the vent turned
> > into a strong stream of dark brown *stuff* coming
> > out of the vent.  Trip
> > to the Bosch shop avoided :-)  Diesel Purge is now
> > on my list of
> > must-have stuff in the garage.  I view most of it
> as
> > snake oil.  This is
> > the *real thing*.
> >
> > We ran the engine at about 1800 RPM for 20 minutes
> > or so to begin the
> > break-in process, then switched back to regular
> > diesel.  I always use
> > Stanadyne Performance Formula, so that's in there
> > too.  Time for a test
> > drive.  We head out of the driveway for a short
> tour
> > of the
> > neighborhood, and meet utter disappointment
> head-on.
> >  A check of the
> > part numbers confirms that the engine I purchased
> is
> > not a 1Y, as
> > advertised, but a ADG industrial engine with an
> > injector pump that is
> > governed to around 3000 RPM.  No external
> adustments
> > have any effect on
> > the governed speed.  I now have a giant 30 MPH
> "tool
> > shed" in the
> > driveway that looks a lot like a Westfalia camper.
> > Hopefully, the
> > company that sold me the engine has a solution.
> >
> > A strong warning to anyone buying new VW diesel
> > engines.  Make sure you
> > know what you are getting, because the vendor may
> > *not*.  I should have
> > looked up the part numbers in ETKA and brought the
> > info with me when I
> > went to make the purchase.  Now I am faced with
> > unanticipated delay and
> > possibly a large additional expense that I did not
> > budget for.
> >
> > For those of you who are interested, I have
> already
> > sent an e-mail to
> > the vendor asking how to proceed.
> >
> > Mike Snow
> > 1982 Westfalia tool shed
> >
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