[Vwdiesel] smoke screw

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/8/2011 12:16:07 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
pila47 at yahoo.com writes:

Brilliant minds think alike.  I just bought some used  injectors,
got 5 of the 130bar and 2 of the 155bar for $40. I'm going to  source
some nozzles this week and take a shot at rebuilding them. The  only
stick in the mud is that I don't have an injector pressure  tester.
I imagine I can find a shop that will test them for me but what  I
really need to do is build a tester myself.  I've looked over  some
how to threads on the vortex and it doesn't seem all that hard.
On  a side note I just got delivery today of a motometer diesel
compression  tester. Waiting on the paper graph cards that this 
machine  uses.



Ok, where'd you find the cards?  I believe all mine are in bar  instead of
psi.
  I have a tester, but if I didn't, I don't know that I'd get one,  knowing 
what I now know. (experience).  New nozzles, dress down the mating 
surfaces that wear (upper holder half and "middle" piece) with some 
400 grit, wet/dry with oil, clean well and assemble with innards dripping 
cleaned with diesel or WD-40.  Torque to 2lbs more than it says (so if  you 
have to remove one by the top, it'll more likely come out of the  head).
They spray properly 90% of the time and don't leak.  :-)   Sometimes you 
really need to gush the fuel through to get them to clear but a good,  full 
throttle run usually does that.
    Loren