[Vwdiesel] 92 Eco Diesel is running... Bubbles or holes

[The President]

How do you tell if you are looking at bubbles or holes? Other than a vac 
gauge :o)..
Mark

>From: 82 Diesel Westy <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
>To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>Subject: [Vwdiesel] Another 1.6TD lives again, 92 Eco Diesel is running
>Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:07:19 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Once Again, thanks to all of you, my motor is up and
>running.  The head re-construction is a success.
>Persistence and Patients always seem Prevail, the 3
>P's.
>
>She did not bump over on the first few tries, I had a
>heck of a time getting the pump to prime, but after a
>few attempts I was able to suck enough air out of the
>line from the tank with the mighty vac.  What worked
>best was disconnecting the hose to the fuel filter,
>sucking air out, connecting it back to fuel filter.
>Then moved to the OUT banjo bolt and sucked lots more
>from here.
>I still have minor fuel leaks on 2 fuel lines to the
>injector, but have removed the fuel lines.  I will
>lightly sand the bulb end of the line and give it a
>few good turns back and forth in the injector top to
>help it SEAT without leaking.  Injectors were moved
>around in relation to fuel lines so this is expected.
>
>Oil pressure gauge said 30psi when cold and 15-20psi
>when warmed up.  I am not sure if my lifters have
>fully pumped up, I just ran it at idle and some rev in
>the garage, but not even hard enough to spin up the
>turbo.  I will drive it lightly this evening.
>But all in all, it sounded and smelled good!
>
>**  **  **
>I am still sucking air, but it runs for now.  I can
>see too many bubbles still coming from the tank when
>she is running.
>I don't want to fart around with this, so is it
>easiest to replace the entire fuel line from fuel
>filter to the plastic water separator or replace from
>the water separator to the tank first.  I see the
>special crimped metal connectors that join the plastic
>fuel line to rubber braided lines, they are rusted
>away, so one of these must be the air leak I am
>seeing.
>** Any suggestions please **
>
>Bryan, NJ
>
>
>Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
>04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running :)
>82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
>92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel       -- running :)
>90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD         -- stripping for parts now :(
>70 Type 1 stock Beetle              -- Not running well :(
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