[Vwdiesel] Injectors?

[Just Joe]

Wow, well there is one thing I've got to say...  I don't think I could own
this car without the support of all of you here on this news group.  Thanks
so much to everyone who replied.

As for my timing belt, the previous owner claimed to have put maybe 10K
miles on it and I've put at least that much myself.  He ran it with the
timing belt cover off, and I did for a while too... But I put it back on
after reading postings here.  Thing is, I think the cover has been trapping
oil inside it because as I said this thing leaks oil badly.  Maybe that's
why the previous owner ran cover free?  And I should also mention the belt
looks like it wants to walk off of the front of the engine.  I think the
only thing preventing that is the flanges on the intermediate shaft
pulley... Which also has a gouge on it that I think is slowly eating the
belt.  But I digress...

At any rate, yes, before I do anything else I think I will have the belt
replaced along with the oil seals.  Will have to rearrange my schedule for
the week.  Absolutely cannot afford a belt failure... Would have to scrap
the car.  I hope the guy I used to know in this area is still in business...
Experienced on VW diesels, and last time I asked wanted $300 to do a timing
belt.  Don't have the tools nor the confidence to do it myself.  Now is not
the time to learn how to set the timing on an old diesel.

Thanks again!

Joe




-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 1:06 AM
To: Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Injectors?

 
In a message dated 12/3/2011 6:39:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
jhsg at sasktel.net writes:

Really  sucks to have it go out on you at highway
speeds.  It's never  pretty.



Lost one just dropping to 35mph.  Bent 1 or 2 valves.   Same car, it jumped 
a tooth, at 60mph, 
going over the mountain pass with 3 or 4 of us in the car.  Turned  around, 
coasted most of the 
way home then Dad towed us home.  Only jumped a tooth, lost power,  sounded 
"wrong" white 
smoke...
  Wasn't too long until I finally tracked my troubles down to a worn  input 
shaft bushing on the 
injector pump.  Knew the belt wasn't tracking but kept looking for  
something bent and 
expected that to be a  roller bearing instead of a bushing so the  wobble 
isn't felt if you 
wiggle it the wrong way!
    Loren
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