Author Topic: metal HG/solid lifter done, no leaks so far! (Read 14944 times)

saurkraut · « **Reply #30 on:** September 17, 2007, 05:44:46 am »

Another helpful hit. Toss the streach bolts and get studs from ARP or Raceware. Reusable, and no variable clamping force from torq to yield monkey business.

carrizog60 · « **Reply #31 on:** September 18, 2007, 05:14:17 am »

is it normal to see air bubles in the line that goes from the filter to the pump?
i thought that vw´s would bleed them selfs(is that the term?)

carrizog60 · « **Reply #32 on:** September 18, 2007, 03:19:20 pm »

we didnt mess with that part so i guess its the pump...
shes not leaking diesel so how can air bubles appear on feed line?

zukgod1 · « **Reply #33 on:** September 18, 2007, 04:54:29 pm »

Easy, cold be a pin hole anywhere in the supply line, from the tank to the pump....

Could even be a bad seal on the filter (fuel).

dan

jtanguay · « **Reply #34 on:** September 18, 2007, 04:58:15 pm »

i've seen air bubbles accumulate when i would floor the motor under the hood. at idle there shouldn't be any... but a few here and there isn't so bad.

carrizog60 · « **Reply #35 on:** September 19, 2007, 02:28:25 am »

i have checked the fuel lines and now it idles fine.air was coming from the exit of fuel filter...
in cold start still shakes and misses,glow plugs are only working AFTER the engine starts and stalls...
then the glow light goes on and after it goes off the engine starts right up...
what can it be?

Volks · « **Reply #36 on:** September 28, 2007, 03:44:12 am »

Have you already solve the problem?

Can you try with the old pump? It could be some part with bad assembly inside the pump...

carrizog60 · « **Reply #37 on:** September 28, 2007, 12:29:56 pm »

it will be done this weekend.
according to the pump shop guy it as something wrong in the advance mechanism and its letting air to enter...
besides the missing beats and the smoke it falls on its face as soon as i hit 3000...
lets try with the old pump and see if it solves the problem(it should ,car was fine before...) :arrow:

carrizog60 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 09, 2007, 03:37:47 am »

OK, it was the pump.

with old pump installed the car is now almost fine...
and i say almost because when cold it cant hold the idle...
after warming up a bit it idles fine and constant...
i found that the vertical screw to adjust the idle was disconnected from the plastic thing that attaches to the pump, could be that?

and about the metal gasket for now only problem i see was a small drip of water in the block, maybe when engine cools down the pressure can escape from the plugged area...could some leak stopper in the water solve that?

myke_w · « **Reply #39 on:** October 09, 2007, 12:25:32 pm »

Quote from: "myke_w"

most folks who have tried it have experienced seepage at the front of the block.

Like I said..

carrizog60 · « **Reply #40 on:** October 10, 2007, 03:10:29 am »

yes, like you said :lol:
but if it goes just with the amount of water that is i dont bother at all...

myke_w · « **Reply #41 on:** October 10, 2007, 06:06:19 am »

I applaud the effort to use this setup, but I am a stickler when it comes to these things. I really like things to be battened down tight with no leaks, no uncertainties, so that everything 100% dealt with. My thinking on this mod is, the fact that it seeps at all is a problem, if it seeps now, what will it do later with some miles on it?

Not trying to bash your effort, but if it were mine, I wouldn't run the vehicle unless I could figure out a way to deal with that issue 100%.

carrizog60 · « **Reply #42 on:** October 10, 2007, 09:05:44 am »

if i got the money i would do that...
for now it will go this way,i only see that one time in the morning,never saw it again so maybe it could be sealed now :lol:

myke_w · « **Reply #43 on:** October 10, 2007, 09:08:03 am »

I hope you are right..

keep us posted..

carrizog60 · « **Reply #44 on:** October 10, 2007, 10:01:02 am »

the radiator also leaks a bit so i need to get that sorted out to really check the water consumption :oops: