[Vwdiesel] Caddy update

[Nate Wall]

<<<I am still producing a 
bit of smoke so I am going to check the valve
clearances again before 
she goes on the road permanent. >>>

My '85 Jetta TD smoked like crazy (black) on
acceleration w/ the timing dead on until I replaced
the injectors w/ rebuilt ones. Also, retarding timing
can make it smoke.

--nate
--- Hayden Chasteen <dieseltdi at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I got my turbo pump back today from the Bosch
> rebuilder - $487!  Lots 
> of money but she purrs like a kitten now...well not
> really but runs 
> perfectly smooth with no rocking or jerking.  I am
> still producing a 
> bit of smoke so I am going to check the valve
> clearances again before 
> she goes on the road permanent.  I also need to
> change out the vacuum 
> pump as a short test drive down the road showed no
> vacuum for the 
> brakes at all.  I have another one standing by.  I
> also managed to fix 
> my oil leak.  Loren was right on target.  When I
> pulled off the 
> intermediate shaft pulley and the cover, I
> discovered that it had the 
> original hard, and I mean very hard, shaft seal in
> place and NO O 
> RING!!  Replaced the seal and O ring and now no oil
> leak.  I intend to 
> go by and get my insurance card tomorrow so I can
> get it licensed and 
> inspected.  Oh first got to get it aligned.  I
> really appreciate all of 
> the help many of you have given on this project.  I
> hope to have pics 
> on my web page by the weekend.  Hayden
> Visit my website at 
> www.home.earthlink.net/~dieseltdi
> Proud owner of:
> 2002 Jetta Wagon GLS TDI (Will soon be up for sale!)
> 1998 Jetta TDI (Wetterauer Chipset, 2 1/2" exhaust,
> K&N Filter, propane 
> dual fuel system, 109K+ miles, and running
> biodiesel)
> 1981 Rabbit Pickup ( with a freshly rebuilt turbo
> engine), Will burn 
> biodiesel and WVO with a propane injection system.
> One, yet to be finished, Caddy trailer (the back end
> of the truck that 
> gave its life to my just completed Rabbit Pickup).
> And many, many, many VWs; from a 1946 Beetle (11
> Beetles total), to 
> Vans (5), Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1), Jettas (5),
> Passat (1), Dasher 
> (1), New Beetle (1), and Rabbit Pickups (3) most now
> gone but not 
> forgotten.
> 
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