[Vwdiesel] Storing injection pump

[Gavrik Peterson]

In Seattle, there is a outfit that repairs the Bosh pumps.  I spoke
with a guy there who said that a pump can be stored for a year or so,
and usually not have any problems, if it if filled with clean diesel.

A long time ago, it was suggested to me that a pump that was to be
stored for a long time could be filled with the special fluid that is
used for testing injectors.  This fluid is more stable over time then
diesel fuel and does not degrade into stuff that will leave deposits.
You can obtain this fluid at your local injector shop.

  --  Gavrik

On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 20:27:21 -0700, you wrote:

>My 1.6TD rebuild could take a while, and the injection pump is already filled 
>with 18 month old diesel (which seemed to run fine btw). However, in the 
>event this project take longer that it should (don't they always), should I flush 
>or somehow fill the pump with something better than stale diesel fuel?