1.6L TD in a Dodge Caravan

[arb]

My Prothe NA injectors have been fine so far. No leaks or other problems. Thanks for posting your report on the head. I've been thinking of ordering one.

I ordered the 155 bar stock turbo injectors, hopefully I'll get the same results as you.

[vanbcguy]

Those injectors look much nicer than the ones I got from him a year or two ago.  Looks like he might have changed suppliers!

Do you have any way to pop test them?  Would be interested to know what the spray/pop accuracy was like.

[arb]

Those injectors look much nicer than the ones I got from him a year or two ago.  Looks like he might have changed suppliers!

Do you have any way to pop test them?  Would be interested to know what the spray/pop accuracy was like.

Wish i had a way... can anyone one on our lost do this for a fee ? And adjust them for an additional fee if needed ?

-dave

[Wayland]

My Prothe NA injectors have been fine so far. No leaks or other problems. Thanks for posting your report on the head. I've been thinking of ordering one.

Looks like I spoke too soon. A week or two ago I noticed one of my new injectors starting to weep a bit. Today when I was almost home I started getting a really bad knock from one cylinder which would come and go, and lots of smoke. I'll know tomorrow when I pull the injectors, but it looks like one of them has gone bad. I've got less than 1000 miles on these injectors, as I live on a small island and can't drive that far.

[arb]

My Prothe NA injectors have been fine so far. No leaks or other problems. Thanks for posting your report on the head. I've been thinking of ordering one.

Looks like I spoke too soon. A week or two ago I noticed one of my new injectors starting to weep a bit. Today when I was almost home I started getting a really bad knock from one cylinder which would come and go, and lots of smoke. I'll know tomorrow when I pull the injectors, but it looks like one of them has gone bad. I've got less than 1000 miles on these injectors, as I live on a small island and can't drive that far.

Bummer...  Since no one said they'd be interested in testing my Prothe injectors (for a fee)I'll simply run them as is until they fail... in the mean time, Giles already said he's rebuild my OEM injectors with new nozzles so I'll hopefully have reliable replacements before needed. Back to cleaning out the garage so there is room for this head job :-)

[Wayland]

Update: I let the car sit overnight, then started it the next morning. It made a few little knocks, then ran fine. It's been fine for a couple of days now, so now I don't really know what to think??

[arb]

Update: I let the car sit overnight, then started it the next morning. It made a few little knocks, then ran fine. It's been fine for a couple of days now, so now I don't really know what to think??

What have you got to loose by driving as is, where is ? Your island looks like a very cool place outside Vancourer :-)

[Wayland]

I plan to continue driving it and see what happens. I just don't know what could have caused it to stick like that for maybe 5 minutes of running?

[Luckypabst]

My Bosch rebuilds weren't any better...

[Wayland]

My Bosch rebuilds weren't any better...

What was your experience?

[Luckypabst]

One sticky injector right off the bat, coming and going for the first several drives. Worst of it cleared up on it's own but I still have a phantom random idle - sometimes it idles low and very rough, other times high and smooth. I never had that issue on the old injectors... waiting on my injector tester to come in the mail to see just what's going on.

Chris

[arb]

I've been rather lazy this summer installing my new Porthe head. I have the had partially build. I made an aluminum plug for the extra oil return hole. I used high temp epoxy gel to make it completely sealed. I cleaned the hole and the plug with acetone before gluing them. Here's what it looks like:
Cutting the plug:

The plug, gel and head:

Post glue:


Next I started to remove the old springs from the old head, but my old school valve spring remover would not quite compress them enough, so I bought some steel stock to make this style of compressor that DieselRcool of Gig Harbor, WA on vwdieselparts.com :


I have new heat shields, the new Porthe 155 bar injectors (with a little never-seize on the threads) installed, just waiting for the springs and keepers from the old head / old valves.

[theman53]

Just wondering how the van was doing. Any updates?

[arb]

Just wondering how the van was doing. Any updates?

Well, I started making my valve spring compressor when my bone head next door neighbor started up again complaining to the village that he does not like my yard. When I pointed out to the code inspector that none of his complaints (Over grown bushes) were actually code violations, nor anywhere near the conditions of my other neighbors within eye sight and stone's throw from mine. So, he came back will an official complaint "It has come to our attention that you have a hot tub that was installed w/o a permit. So, 24" trench was dug to show the line was ran to code, permit have been paid for, but not actually issued, the tub is empty... so, I've been way to distracted and not happy I am buying our lovely 10% ethanol gas to get to work (no choices any more in Michigan)

[arb]

Done with fighting the code inspector... back to putting the Porthe head together :-)   Need to get cracking before the code inspector notices my next project in my yard - Just got a 2002 Land Rover Freelander in exchange for some labor as its timing belt broke. My wife wants me to make it diesel.... some reasearch shows its the only land rover that is NOT a real off-road ride. Hummm, many options there.