[Vwdiesel] Bringing out the paddles

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> All I can think of is that maybe the injectors got gummed up, or someone
>  mentioned that maybe the rings stuck, a possibility that I'm hoping is
>  not the case.

  Honestly since you have a separate tank set up I might try cranking some
ATF through the pump.  It certainly will help if the rings are stuck.  Stuck
rings would've been my first thought until my trip down there.  We spent
a couple hours visiting with the guys in an injector pump shop.  They had
an old Mercedes pump in there that had say about 10 years, inside.
Humidity is such a bear there that the pump wouldn't even turn!  It was
completely gummed up.  It was almost finished though with just a new
diaphragm, seal kit and "check valve" seats.  Yours doesn't sound near
that bad.  :)  Dave had a TD pump in there to be worked over and the
cam plate was pitted and the vanes in the pump were stuck in the rusty rotor.
  A tow start would be the simplest way to get it to fire up I'd think.  A
full
glow is also fairly mandatory.  Dad's 220 just plain wouldn't start without
a full glowing indicator at any temp below about 70F.  Even in 90F weather
you had to give it a little glow when the engine was cold or you'd do a lot
of cranking.
  Other than pulling injectors and soaking the cylinders with some ATF and
cranking clean diesel or ATF through the pump, I'd say you'll just have to
keep at it or find someone to drag you around.  Not likely you'll find enough
of a hill.  ;-)
>
>  For some VW content, if you idle a 1.6TD with the BIG alternator for a
>  long time charging another car's battery over and over again, does that
>  really use up some fuel?  Cause my economy has really been down since I
>  brought the other car down.

  Yes it does!  Just idling in the colder weather with the heater fan going
cuts my mileage noticeably.
     Loren