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Engine Specific Info and Questions => TDI Engine -General Info => Topic started by: old_school_jetta on January 03, 2005, 10:24:21 pm

Title: 10 Year old Turbo Diesel
Post by: old_school_jetta on January 03, 2005, 10:24:21 pm: yay, im the newest member here...i tihk. anyways I have an MK3 Jetta GL, 1.9L Turbo Diesel engine and *** is falling apart everywhere. i wanna know what i can do to upgrade my engine and what not. i really dont know stuff about diesel engines :oops: but i can guess. right no wim looking at catback exhaust cuz my exhaust is falling off at the cat.../other then that, it runns pretty smooth. anything ican do to make it better? :?:
Title: 10 Year old Turbo Diesel
Post by: Patrick on January 04, 2005, 06:00:32 pm: Take a drive over to St Mary's and see Joe @ Joe's diesel service. A little tuneup on the injection pump will make a world of difference!
Title: 10 Year old Turbo Diesel
Post by: QuickTD on January 04, 2005, 10:30:14 pm: You know Joe too! Small world...
Title: 10 Year old Turbo Diesel
Post by: MacGyver on January 05, 2005, 02:10:54 am: Don't get him talking about his John Deere powered bus unless you have some time to kill 8)
Title: 10 Year old Turbo Diesel
Post by: Patrick on January 09, 2005, 03:11:57 pm: Last time I saw Joe, he was the only guy around that could come up with a ring gear for me . I'm running a 354 Perkins from a 1966 Dodge PD600 in my 88GMC 3/4ton crew cab. Different flywheel than the farm stuff.

Ever see the cut down Pete with a dot 4 perkins? Nice! Took me for a ride that day when he was test driving fuel pumps on that truck. Slick job!
Title: 10 Year old Turbo Diesel
Post by: Patrick on January 09, 2005, 03:13:39 pm: Wasn't that a Mercedes bus? I like the micro switch shifter!
Title: 10 Year old Turbo Diesel
Post by: Patrick on January 09, 2005, 03:16:20 pm: Used to like J&M Diesel in London, but he leased his shop to Chatham Fuel Injection. They're ok, but I liked John's work a lot better. Good warranty and relatively cheap.
Title: 10 Year old Turbo Diesel
Post by: QuickTD on January 09, 2005, 04:50:33 pm: John Terhorst is running the place again. It's still leased by chatham fuel injection though. Apparently the guy that was running it ran off with the money or something...
Title: 10 Year old Turbo Diesel
Post by: Patrick on January 09, 2005, 05:14:59 pm: Good to hear. I used to use John for all my big truck work when I lived in Lucan, but after I moved down here, I tried Chatham with a Cummins PT pump. Once. About 3 months later I took the pump to John. Get the picture?
Title: 10 Year old Turbo Diesel
Post by: old_school_jetta on January 10, 2005, 08:27:05 pm: well...i dont drive a truck. and how much doe sthat injection clean cost? cuz im mostly poor...and lets also keep in mind i live in Kitchener.