[Vwdiesel] injector to head leak

[Stephen Kraus]

I use a standard gasoline rubber hose for my return lines, it has yet to
leak or break down and its been in the car for 9 months

On Jan 3, 2008 9:58 AM, Chuck Carnohan <Chuck.Carnohan at itd.idaho.gov> wrote:

> Loren~
> I'm so glad to hear you say: "Fix the diesel leak and you won't notice
> the combustion chamber leak.  :-)"
> I've been experiencing the same thing with the bubbles/diesel and worry
> when replacing injectors and return lines. I'm using the Semi Brake Line
> material for return lines now and it has to get good and hot before it
> stops oozing a bit of fuel. The minute bubbles around some of the
> injectors also quits after a bit of running- or is it when the diesel is
> gone to show the bubbles? We may never really know!!! I would have never
> noticed the bubbles without the diesel sitting at the base of the
> injector!
>
> Chuck Carnohan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> On Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 6:49 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] injector to head leak
>
> In a message dated 1/2/2008 3:36:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> db53248 at alltel.net writes:
>
> > The heat shield was new and was installed with the correct side up.
> >
>
>  I'd try removing the injector and heat shield, punker the shield back
> out a tad in the middle and reseat it all.
> Re-punker the shield by setting it upside down on an appropriate socket
> (OD sizes match) then punch the middle with a large center punch or such
> so the middle bows back out just a tad.
>  If you're just getting a bubble or two then it most likely will seal up
> in a week or so.  If you're getting diesel bubbling then most likely you
> have a leak from topside and just air bubbling out around the injector.
> Fix the diesel leak and you won't notice the combustion chamber leak.
> :-)
>    Loren
>
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