[Vwdiesel] Pump timing/Reading a dial indicator

[82 Diesel Westy]

Tim, I think in reading all the post this could be the
old "air in the lines, pump is not priming" thing.
You have done your home work and I will soon be in
your shoes, I have purchased my own dial indicator and
will be using it for the first time in a few weeks.

Any who, I think the next thing to do it push all the
air out of the lines.  Take the fuel feed line to the
pump, pull it and put in coffee can.  Then put a rag
around compressed air blower and stick it in the gas
tank fill with about 10psi.  Push fuel into can until
you are sure no air, then put back on pump.  You can
do the same with the return line from pump to tank but
not a must do.
Then, one by one, when cranking, crack each injector
fuel line at the connection to the injector and look
for air bubbles to leave, if any.  Do all six.

That will rule out air and a pump that will not prime.

Just my 2 pennies, let us know and good luck.
Bryan from NJ

--- Tim Hicks <emailastro at yahoo.com> wrote:

>     Thanks for the reply,
>   
>   The pump sprocket mark is aligned with the mark in
> the injection pump, just  like it shows in the
> manual.
>   
>   I have not had the injector lines off. I guess
> that is my next step, to see if  it is getting fuel.
>   
>   I thought that maybe the transmission was changed
> at some time and the fly  wheel was placed in the
> wrong position, as this can happen very easily. I
> took  out the No.1 injector and glow plug, placed a
> wire through the swirl chamber to  the top of the
> piston to find TDC. When I  found TDC it lined up
> with the fly wheel mark, so the mark is correct.
>   
>   Does it smoke? No, it just turns over like a car
> with no spark. It doesn’t even  try to start.
>       Thanks,
>   
>   Tim Hicks
>   
>   James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:
>       Sounds all good.
>   The pump can be 180 degrees off. There is a timing
> mark on the pump
>   sprocket that need to be lined up with the top of
> the pump- the  "line" left
>   by the two mold halves when the pump was cast.
> Clean the pump side of the
>   pump sprocket well to find that (brake cleaner on
> a rag). If the marks all
>   line up, and your timing procedure is good, you're
> good to go.
>   You had the injector lines off?
>   Does it make smoke?
>   You have the correct flywheel timing mark?
>   -James
>   
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Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
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