[Vwdiesel] More Quantum Questions?

[Erik Lane]

But a worn bushing should have been found and taken care of in a
rebuild of the pump. Either way it sounds like the rebuild wasn't done
properly, whether it's the seal or bushing.

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 4:50 AM, brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net> wrote:
> The more the bushing is worn, the more difficult to seal the shaft.
> Too much slop in the shaft, no seal will have enough 'flex' to seal it.
>
>
> On 9/29/09, William J Toensing <toensing at wildblue.net> wrote:
>>
>> I examined my Quantum's IP. When I turned my electric fuel pump, I could
>> see diesel fuel dripping at the rate of about two drops a second from the
>> cold start shaft,  this is after letting automatic transmission fluid sit in
>> the IP for several days. I removed the IP & could wiggle the cold start
>> shaft. I removed the cold start shaft from another old IP I have. I could
>> see where there were two "O" rings so will replace them. The person who
>> rebuilt this pump should have replaced them but I guess he didn't, or could
>> there be some other worn part causing this? I have an IP repair kit so
>> should be able to find the "O" rings. My Quantum is a 1982 turbodiesel for
>> those who may not recall. The IP I took the old start shaft off of is a
>> non-turbo IP showing some signs of rust.
>> Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA
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