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78 VW Rabbit Diesel TIming Belt/Injector Timing Question
I installed a rebuilt cylinder head, cylinder head gasket, timing belt,
and tensioner on my 78 VW Diesel Rabbit. The car now idles, but does not have power, and stalls when accelerating. I double-checked the torque on the cylinder head bolts and belt timing - cam lines up using the special VW tool that slides into the slot in the cam, TDC lines up at the flywheel, and injector pump lines up using the special VW bolt. I am begining to think that now that I have a new belt and tensioner lining everything up, the injection timing is now off? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance! Jeff |
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78 VW Rabbit Diesel TIming Belt/Injector Timing Question
I assume you used the correct thickness head gasket. And the head was
rebuilt correctly. The gasket thickness is identified by the number of notches in it. But I suspect you have to time the pump As you think too. With the gauge and adapter that goes in the center of the pump between the fuel lines. I think this will fix it. Does your car smoke black when stepping on it . and how many miles /km are on it. By the way good job. It runs. The timing isn't that far off. "JH" > wrote in message ps.com... >I installed a rebuilt cylinder head, cylinder head gasket, timing belt, > and tensioner on my 78 VW Diesel Rabbit. > > The car now idles, but does not have power, and stalls when > accelerating. > > I double-checked the torque on the cylinder head bolts and belt timing > - cam lines up using the special VW tool that slides into the slot in > the cam, TDC lines up at the flywheel, and injector pump lines up using > the special VW bolt. > > I am begining to think that now that I have a new belt and tensioner > lining everything up, the injection timing is now off? Any > suggestions? > > Thanks in advance! > > Jeff > |
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78 VW Rabbit Diesel TIming Belt/Injector Timing Question
does it run better when you pull that cable out?
"none2u" > wrote in message ... >I assume you used the correct thickness head gasket. And the head was >rebuilt correctly. The gasket thickness is identified by the number of >notches in it. But I suspect you have to time the pump As you think too. >With the gauge and adapter that goes in the center of the pump between the >fuel lines. I think this will fix it. Does your car smoke black when >stepping on it . and how many miles /km are on it. By the way good job. It >runs. The timing isn't that far off. > "JH" > wrote in message > ps.com... >>I installed a rebuilt cylinder head, cylinder head gasket, timing belt, >> and tensioner on my 78 VW Diesel Rabbit. >> >> The car now idles, but does not have power, and stalls when >> accelerating. >> >> I double-checked the torque on the cylinder head bolts and belt timing >> - cam lines up using the special VW tool that slides into the slot in >> the cam, TDC lines up at the flywheel, and injector pump lines up using >> the special VW bolt. >> >> I am begining to think that now that I have a new belt and tensioner >> lining everything up, the injection timing is now off? Any >> suggestions? >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Jeff >> > > |
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78 VW Rabbit Diesel TIming Belt/Injector Timing Question
I installed a head gasket with four notches just like the original.
The car smokes quite a bit when I step on it, but there is no power. I am confident the cam, crankshaft and injector pump are lined up...so it must be the injector pump needing some fine tuning. Can I do it myself, or do I need a Bosch certified tech? Anyone know how much I should expect to pay to have the injector timing dialed in? Also, It does not seem to make a difference in performance whether the choke is in or out. Thank you! Jeff dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote: > does it run better when you pull that cable out? > > "none2u" > wrote in message > ... > >I assume you used the correct thickness head gasket. And the head was > >rebuilt correctly. The gasket thickness is identified by the number of > >notches in it. But I suspect you have to time the pump As you think too. > >With the gauge and adapter that goes in the center of the pump between the > >fuel lines. I think this will fix it. Does your car smoke black when > >stepping on it . and how many miles /km are on it. By the way good job. It > >runs. The timing isn't that far off. > > "JH" > wrote in message > > ps.com... > >>I installed a rebuilt cylinder head, cylinder head gasket, timing belt, > >> and tensioner on my 78 VW Diesel Rabbit. > >> > >> The car now idles, but does not have power, and stalls when > >> accelerating. > >> > >> I double-checked the torque on the cylinder head bolts and belt timing > >> - cam lines up using the special VW tool that slides into the slot in > >> the cam, TDC lines up at the flywheel, and injector pump lines up using > >> the special VW bolt. > >> > >> I am begining to think that now that I have a new belt and tensioner > >> lining everything up, the injection timing is now off? Any > >> suggestions? > >> > >> Thanks in advance! > >> > >> Jeff > >> > > > > |
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78 VW Rabbit Diesel TIming Belt/Injector Timing Question
Jeff:
The cable isn't a choke, although it serves a similar function. When you pull it out, you are actually advancing the injection timing around 5 degrees to give the fuel more time to burn in a cold engine. You can buy the injection timing tools for about $100. I got mine at Parts Place in Auburn Hills, MI. The Bentley manual tells you how to do it. It is not that difficult. Did you replace the heat shields under each injector? If you don't, you will burn out the head in 5000 miles. I don't know what the dealer charges to time the injection pump but I would guess two hours worth of a mechanics time which is $70/hr by me plus misc. shop supplies, maybe $150-$170 or so. That includes time to test drive the car too. I put 300,000 miles on my 81 Rabbit Diesel LS. It was a great little car. Enjoy! TEMiller JH wrote: > I installed a head gasket with four notches just like the original. > The car smokes quite a bit when I step on it, but there is no power. I > am confident the cam, crankshaft and injector pump are lined up...so it > must be the injector pump needing some fine tuning. Can I do it > myself, or do I need a Bosch certified tech? Anyone know how much I > should expect to pay to have the injector timing dialed in? > > Also, It does not seem to make a difference in performance whether the > choke is in or out. > > Thank you! > > Jeff |
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78 VW Rabbit Diesel TIming Belt/Injector Timing Question
Hello All,
I just replaced the head gasket on my '81 deisel and have the same problem with injection timing. I have the flywheel and cam aligned at TDC of piston #1. But how do I know when the injection pump is fueling piston #1? I can put a dial indicator in the hole and it rises and falls 4 times every 360 degrees, no? So how to align it for TDC #1 ?? The Bentley manual says how to adjust and check the rise amount on the pump cam, but not really how to time it correctly before timing belt installation. Any suggestions? thanks, Caleb |
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