[Vwdiesel] Flagstaff parts. ?.

[Libbybapa at wmconnect.com]

The first pump was leaking at the distributor.  The second pump I put on 
leaked at all of the above except the sprocket shaft seal (kinda odd that the one 
seal against a moving part didn't leak).  Being curious, and feeling somewhat 
challenged, I took apart the first pump, as it already had 290k miles on it.  
I agree that it is a little tricky to put back together, but certainly not 
impossible.  If I closed my eyes and dumped it out, I think I might not get it 
back together, but taking it apart consciously it seems fairly straightforward 
how it goes back together.  A little grease on springs and washers helped.  I 
took the second one apart and replaced the dist o-ring (with one from NAPA) , 
and tried using sealer on the fuel screws.  The pump ran fine when primed, but 
would leak a small amount from cold start, requiring a lot of cranking.  I'd 
like to put them both together using the proper parts.  I'm all ears on 
changing top seal w/out removing lid.  Thanks for all the input, Andrew.