[Vwdiesel] Injector shimming

[HWY9FERGS@cs.com]

In a message dated 9/16/2005 9:07:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com writes: 
> 
> >and adjusting Injectors is PIA job up here ---the thin shims are expensive 
> >and takes
> >time to get here.--in the Bush.
> 
> No need to change shims unless pressures are way off (e.g. setting n/a 
> injectors to TD spec).  Hand lap the top injector mating surface to raise 
> the 
> breaking pressure, and hand lap the spring to lower it.  With varied grits 
> and a 
> little patience I can get them within 10 psi of each other.
> 
> Andrew


I'm with Andrew on that.  And Loren had also mentioned a while back that the 
pressures don't seem to get far enough off that they won't come back up after 
the lapping.   Ferg