[Vwdiesel] Quiet around here

[Bryan Belman]

Bud, that new car you got has over 500K miles on it, it sure does look good for that many miles.
I would start of with a compression check??
Wow, that is a lot of miles but that engine is rock solid.
I am sure it has solid lifters with shims for adjusting valves.
 

Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
04 Golf TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp Tiptronic Auto -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA 1Y -- running :<)
70 Type 1 Beetle -- Under Restoration forever:-)



On Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:35 PM, Frank G. Pival <hold at drizzle.com> wrote:
  
Success! Thanks all..also cracked the injector lines one at a time and 
turned the car over until a little diesel was detected...started right 
up...now on to the VAG for fine tuning on timing.
Frank

On 12/22/2013 11:47 AM, Shalyn Shourds wrote:
>
> On my ALH TDI, last time I primed the pump by using a hand vacuum pump 
> on the overflow line off the pump. Seemed to work pretty well.
> -Shalyn
>
>
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> *From: * Frank G. Pival <hold at drizzle.com>;
> *To: * Brian Decker <decker at toledotel.com>;
> *Cc: * <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>;
> *Subject: * Re: [Vwdiesel] Quiet around here
> *Sent: * Sun, Dec 22, 2013 6:08:35 PM
>
> Hi Brian,
> I think  it is quiet  because everyone might be taking the time to get
> their diesel rigs in order at least that is my excuse...two very great
> friends helped in putting in a clutch and solving many little problems
> on the 81 Caddy 1.6 n/a this past week  and then turned  right around
> and did a timing belt/IP replacement on the 96 TDI B-4 Passat. Having
> issues on priming that pump and getting it to start though...any
> suggestions always appreciated as I research.
> I can only say Merry Christmas to all on this post and I am thankful to
> the generous friends much more knowledgeable than I am for their time
> and help.
>
> Frank
>
> On 12/21/2013 6:31 PM, Brian Decker wrote:
> > Hi Folks;
> >
> > Must be all those little diesels are running strong!!!  No tales of 
> woe on
> > the list lately. One thing I learned over the years is when the 
> engine shows
> > hot shut it off now and all you usually have is a broken belt, 
> busted water
> > hose or at the worst a blown head gasket. All of which are minor 
> bothers if
> > one shuts the engine of instantly and calls AAA. Drive on and it will
> > probably cost you a 1000 bucks or more  a mile.
> >
> > My 1990 VW Fox 2 dr wagon in which I installed a 1.6 turbo diesel 
> and a 5
> > speed tranny was down for a while to get new struts front and rear. 
> On my
> > last trip east I did 7700 miles and by the end of the trip the rig 
> was doing
> > the Fox trot over the bumps. The new struts make a huge difference.
> >
> > I have a Snow Performance  water/methanol injection system which besides
> > adding power  and lowering EGT's it keeps the soot out of the 
> chambers which
> > was a problem running alternative fuel out of my two tank system.
> >
> > Silver Fox
> >
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