[Vwdiesel] Hangars hillbilly diesel tuning

[Erik Lane]

What Brian said. I have literally had an injection pump 180 degrees off
from where it should be, and it still ran. Very poorly, but it went down
the road. If you have it even close it should start with towing even with a
tired engine, and then you can play with it and see what you have.


On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Brian Decker <decker at toledotel.com> wrote:

> The answer is simple. Get a rope and tow it. When it starts and you have it
> home and running then tune it. I once bought a Dasher Diesel for parts. The
> owner said he stopped using it because it was so worn out it wouldn't
> hardly
> start. It had sat in the weeds for about 8 years. I poured a gallon of
> diesel in it and hooked a tow rope to it. About 3 miles down the road it
> started. First on one cyl then the second, third, and fourth. I drove it
> the
> rest of the way home. The engine was really worn out but I had just bought
> it for the body. Most of the time after changing an injector pump I tow the
> rig rather than waste a starter trying to purge the air.
> Brian Decker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Dave and Holly
> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 3:10 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Hangars hillbilly diesel tuning
>
>  I am trying to get a 82 rabbit diesel running that sat around my garage. I
> had to switch an engine and change out engine mounts so I Switched the
> injection pumps and I am trying to get it started. My diesel timing gauge
> isn't working right, it doesn't seem to move across the gauge as the
> plunger
> is pushed in consistently, it sticks, sometimes turns sometimes doesn't. I
> remember a description from years ago from Hagar for hillbilly tuning. I am
> hoping to get the car started and take it to a local VW mechanic friend who
> can time it proper. Does anyone have the description on how to do this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
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