[Vwdiesel] Amazing new nozzles!

[Shawn Wright]

Tonight I installed new nozzles in the '82, and was amazed at the difference 
they made. The previous nozzles I had tested before the last trip, and found 
the break pressures were dead on, but the spray pattern was awful even 
after cleaning. This resulted in smoky starts for a minute or two when cold. 

So with a set of $8 nozzles from autohausaz.com tested and installed, I 
cranked it for about 10 seconds to get the air out, and it fired, roughly at first, 
then settled to a smooth, absolutely smoke-free idle. Even the first few 
sputters didn't emit any smoke (it was in the garage, so I'd have seen it). 
The only smoke I saw was some black stuff when punching the throttle, and 
this was when it only running a minute, so still cold. I suspect I may be able 
to turn the fuelling down a bit now, as the idle seems higher than before. 
Certainly $32 well spent... if you haven't done injectors recently, I highly 
recommend it.


Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'82 Diesel Westy 1.6NA
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA