[Vwdiesel] More missing parts!

[Will Taygan]

Sounds like you just need to retime the engine.  I always expect to
retime with a new timing belt. not a big deal.  Check out Craigslist.
Jimmy in Peters Creek/Chugiak area about 20 miles north of Anchorage has
a pile of VW diesels he's parting out.  I've run without that 4th bolt
before.  Didn't seem to bother much, but not a good idea in the long
run.

http://anchorage.craigslist.org/pts/1824949140.html

And wow, I'd LOVE a quantum TD in my '82 NA Westy!  Enjoy!

Will in Alaska (Chugiak/Peters Creek)



On Sun, 2010-07-04 at 07:21 -0400, Robert Downes wrote:
> firstoff, to all US-based listers, happy independence day! i was surprise!-d
> at work by a surprise!-ingly good fireworks display at midnight here in
> Seward, AK. man, i love big fireworks. beautiful.
> 
> second, sorry--i get long-winded when i get tired here's a...
> *TL;DR*--did my timing yesterday, set the valve timing etc, then discovered
> my pump has no backside mounting bracket and the dial reading is super
> low(0.61mm). the van ran 'pretty OK' before. i think i did everything right,
> except neglecting to redundantly check the reading before i started. many
> questions and queries ensue, anyone who reads all this and takes time to
> help me think is a SAINT.
> 
> fyi: motor: 1.6TD (cy) from an '83 Quantum wedged into an '83 diesel vanagon
> 
> So, with rebuilt injectors and geared up to solve my IP issues, i put in a
> new valve cover gasket and timing belt/tensioner yestarday and thought,
> heck, while i'm at it, i may as well check my timing! this is my first VW
> diesel but i've been reading up in this fantastic community spread over the
> web for months now and i'm feeling pretty confident. the valve timing was
> off just a couple of degrees, not too bad(not that i really know), no
> problem, that's set in a jiffy, valve cover back on, pop over to the IP
> timing and...oh my.
> 
> i have 2 issues:
> -dial reading waay low (0.61mm)
> -no 4th mounting bolt bracket/cold start cable stop
> 
> as for the missing mount, this is another little gift from the 'mechanic'
> who put this motor in, 2 owners before me. i drove this van for months
> before i ever learned that there was such thing as a cold start cable, didnt
> spring to life but it started fine, so when i discovered the lever on the
> back of the pump and what it was for, i figured maybe down the road i'd make
> a bracket and connect the cable. had no idea that the missing bracket also
> meant a missing IP mounting bolt. i just never had a reason to check that
> the pump was attached with all 4 bolts. at this point i've driven...maybe 8k
> miles personally without it, and there were many more on the engine when i
> got it. how worried should i be? i will call a dealership on tuesday but i
> dont hold out much hope for the availability of that piece. any ideas for
> me? if i find one, is there a chance i'll need longer bolts for the
> distributor head?
> 
> and the dial reading...i'm just not sure. there are so many factors here. i
> really wish i had had the foresight to check the reading before i started
> resetting other things. i checked and rechecked my work: definitely had the
> right TDC, definitely put the new belt on the same teeth, the pump locking
> pin went in fine, all IP alignment marks line up, turned the crank several
> times with the new belt.(i have a bentley's and stared for hours at Vince
> Waldon's excellent
> how-to<http://vincewaldon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=28>)
> the
> van didn't purr before but it didn't smoke, and it was no powerhouse but it
> did just get me from florida to alaska, fully loaded. does this make sense?
> what else can i check? should i be wary of cranking it with the timing this
> retarded? should i just advance it to 1.00 and start from there? i'll figure
> it out on my own eventually but if there's one thing i'm good at, it's
> graciously accepting sage advice.
> 
> here's more history on the pump for those interested:
> the manifold pressure compensator (LDA/spaceship) has, seemingly, never been
> connected to the manifold. the top adjuster screw is cranked all the way in,
> flush with its locknut. this is on my shortlist, once i get the advance
> working. when the PO, a friend of mine, got the van(, the the IP leaked fuel
> from the LDA breather. he needed to use the van, is not super into research.
> he opened the pump looking for a bad gasket, did not find the o-ring around
> the pin separating the pump body from the LDA, determined that there was
> too-high pressure in there, found the 'weird' restricted out bolt hole,
> opened this hole up a bit(luckily not too much), van still ran, no more
> leak, he was happy. from the looks of it, sometime before this, someone (he
> says it wasnt him) tried to adjust the internal pressure by banging the lift
> pump pressure regulator piston allllltheway down. this is the condition the
> pump was in until yesterday, including the aforementioned
> trans-caddy-corner-continental-mega-trek i got me hands on a new o-ring, out
> bolt, reset the pressure regulator, and rigged a pretty nice internal
> pressure guage attachment so once i get the thing running, i should be able
> to set it right lickety-split. just need to get a handle on my terror at
> this dial reading. i'm making way too big a deal out of a measly .4mm,
> aren't i?
> 
> i'm going to bed. if you've made it this far, you probably feel the same.
> 
> thanks for listing!
> -bob
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