| From: ralfph | 7/28/2024 10:00:09 PM | | | | | | Well that turned from a mess to success --- I admit it sucked up some time. For about 2 years I have been trying to trace down a leak on a PS pump - turned out it was a seal on the injector pump. Went from a drip to making a puddle on the driveway. Jobber cost on a new pump is close to 3 grand - rebuild is 1200, plus parts, plus shipping, turn around time - weeks.
I elected to go through the pump myself.
Of the 50 million pumps made a small lot do not have witness marks to help with clocking and adjustment.
Turns out that was what I was dealing with, no witness marks, and things went down hill from there - what I ended up doing was getting the pump assembled and installed - managed to get the timing right, Started out with the pump hunting for rpm - all over the place, managed to get that squared away - then while driving it would hang - got that figured out after about 8 adjustments. Took the truck up hills - made some tweaks, did some load tests - made some tweaks, basically it felt like trying to super tune a Holley - only a diesel - and damn if the pump does not leak and the truck runs fine ..... different but fine. Be interesting to get it on a dyno - I may end up getting a new pump but I want to get out and play - end result made it worth the aggrevation and hassle.
Boy some parts are expensive.
Vancouver Island or perhaps that big wet island farther North .... bring it on. |
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| To: robert b furman who wrote (4984) | 7/29/2024 12:24:51 PM | | From: ralfph | | | | Thanks - a bit over my head, and frustrating when you are not certain all the work will have positive results. But when it works the effort is worth it. It would have been much easier if the index marks were where they are supposed to be, and I did not have to do the work using braile.
take care
ral F phersssss |
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| To: SI Ron (Colonel Sammy) who wrote (4990) | 7/30/2024 11:04:05 AM | | From: miraje | | | | A time when gasoline was 0.29 cents a litre and air was free.
When I was a teenager working as a pump jockey at a Texaco station, gasoline was less than 0.29 cents a (US) gallon. I pumped your gas, washed your windshield, checked your oil level and tire pressure and gave you S&H Green Stamps with your change (boss hated that). Free road map, too, if you asked for one. :-)
Times have changed, although you can still get a free air check at most big tire stores here in the States.. |
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