[Vwdiesel] Bubbly injectors - uh oh.

[Nate Wall]

Are you sure its not the injector(s) leaking where the
two halves screw together? How about using some teflon
tape or pipe thread sealer used for natural gas pipe?

--nate
--- Will Taygan <william at taygan.com> wrote:
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> Re: 1982 Jetta 1.6 NA
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> It seems that my injectors are not sealing well.
> After a minute or two bubbles come up around the
> injectors.  This is the same car that had the PO's
> heat shield stuck in  there for a good 10 days (out
> due to the sears hook and pick set and a lot of
> P'Blaster).  I've pulled everything, cleaned it out
> fairly well, then put in new heat shields (twice).
> Any suggestions on how to clean out the injector
> holes?  I was thinking a brass pipe cleaner brush
> attached to a drill, but I'm a bit nervous about
> damaging it worse.  How about a sealing compound?
> Anyone had a similar problem?  The car runs *great*
> - I've got slightly low compression in the leaky
> cylinders, but with new glow plugs it starts better
> than the pickup.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Will Taygan
> 81 vw diesel pickup
> 82 vw diesel jetta
> Concrete, WA
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