Funny thing was, it didn't leak from the main seal until the belt tension was relieved, at which point it dripped like an old faucet. Tighten the timing belt and the leaking stopped.
Both of my pumps look like that inside except for the dark discoloring.Seems to me like for how slow the roller ring rotates it shouldn't wear like that but I guess the diesel's not actually forced to lube that, it just soaks in there.Quote from: rallydiesel on July 14, 2009, 07:53:51 pmFunny thing was, it didn't leak from the main seal until the belt tension was relieved, at which point it dripped like an old faucet. Tighten the timing belt and the leaking stopped. Mustuv been old and stiff
I know this sounds like just trying to be cheap, but has anybody ever just pressed out the bushings and rotated them 180 degrees to put the elongated wear on the oposite side of the pump so when the belt is tightened the shaft can't be pulled off center and used a new seal. I just got finished rebushing one of these a while back but I did think about trying that but didn't.