[Vwdiesel] Injection pump talks for beginners. ---( mostly the pump gang ).

[H.Hagar]

what can be done about this?
not sure what exactly is leaking
but if it's not a hose, how do you fix a leaking pump?
can a pump be rebuilt by a regular guy with some garden-variety tools?
or do I have to cough up 600. bucks for a new pump?
(leak pretty much stops after 5 min or so, after engine warms up)
thx
-- 
Rolf
617/335-4006

Rolf and all :   My handle is Hagar  the Horrible.  and I am a member of "The pump gang"
we are a growing bunch who had it with the VW stealerships and the rip-offs.

So we decided it was time to DIY  ---- and the movement is gathering strength.

Here is what kick-started me :    1982 1.6L NA  Rabbit -------the pump started
to leak  --a little at first  ,  but totally out of control by  ( VW diesel Rabbit Bosh pumps.   H .Hagar )Starting: Sun Dec 1 09:52:18 EST 2002
Ending: Tue Dec 31 22:57:15 EST 2002

Cold start stub shaft seal leaking.   what to do ?   called Capilano Volkswagen
and was quoted 5000 dollars Canadian for a pump.   Looks like we have
to pay for his Christmas. ----- Lucky for me this forum had already been
dealing with pumps for years.  How did I find this place exactly the right minute ?
(did I pray? bet your ass). This forum solved my problem in no time flat
at NO cost -not one penny ----find the story in archives.   Gary Bangs in Florida
sent me a PM and all was well.

>From Dec 2002 till now  Friday 13 August 2004 ---I had more fun with these pumps
than I could have imagined when I started out.

Is there magic and touch and feel and art involved ? --- YES YES    as you get
good at it you can feel the belt you can feel the slop in mainshaft  you can
smell the leaks -----not to forget sounds.      It is a curious mix of high tech
and Hillbilly know-how that gets us going. AND keeps us going.

VERY IMPORTANT :    Grab any freebee pumps you come across.

Hagar.

PS:  have fun.