[Vwdiesel] Injector pump leak 91 TD

[Owen Scott]

Hey Will and Bud,

Thanks for the info and tips (nice ugly duckling btw bud).  I'm going to
order the seal kit from ebay and in the mean time put a generic o-ring on
it.  I'll keep you all posted as to how things turn out.

Thanks,

Owen

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 9:42 PM, Will Taygan <william at taygan.com> wrote:

> I believe the later 1.6TD pumps have a rpm increase AS WELL AS a timing
> advance at idle when you pull the cold start lever.  Somewhere I read
> this for the later a2s.  I've got a '91 eco where the rpm increase is
> obvious.
>
> Make sure your cold start lever is IN for timing adjustments.
>
> Will in Alaska.
>
> On Thu, 2011-06-16 at 09:05 -0600, Owen Scott wrote:
> > Hey Folks,
> >
> > So the last couple of days I noticed a strong fuel smell in my 91 Jetta
> TD.
> > I popped the hood with it idling and noticed it was leaking from the
> point
> > indicated in the picture to the tune of 2-3 drips per second.
> >
> > I thought I read once that this "part" is used to control somethign with
> the
> > cold start system. Is that the case? Can I fix this easily? My preference
> > would be to fix in place, but I do have a parts car with a non-leaky
> pump,
> > should I just swap that on?
> >
> > I have noticed that once the engine warms up the car idles around
> 1600-1700
> > RPM with cold start pulled out which is obviously alot higher than it
> > should. It drops down to normal range (900ish) when the cold start is
> pushed
> > in. So if it does have to do with the cold start system I'm wondering if
> the
> > PO was monkeying with this (just bought a week ago - no leak then). I
> > remember him asking me when I was looking at it if I knew how to adjust
> the
> > idle on "these things". I said I didn't know as I've never had to on the
> 5
> > or so I've owned, and didn't asked if he'd tried....but looking I would
> > assume its that rod w/ the spring on the back of the pump connected to
> where
> > you attach the cold start handle....
> >
> > Any thoughts/comments appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Owen
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