Hello......BoostnBenz.....So, there is no actual gasket, per se, just the heat shield? I have one of the $12 service manuals somewhere. I haven't seen it since we moved up here from Maryland a couple years ago.(It would be nice to be able to look at a picture)...........lietuviai....... I wish it were running good enough not to mess with, but I'm not comfortable with the idea of selling it to someone without knowing for sure...... PEH, you bring up a very good point. If I'm not mistaken, an overly-tight injection line nut (at the pump) runs the risk of moving the delivery valve holder when cracking the line loose. Thus putting the pump out of calibration and necessitating the r&r of the I.P. and sending it out to the diesel-injection shop for repair. I have done the "nut-cracking" routine quite a bit in the past, but must admit putting a pump out of calibration once and then having to send it out to be recalibrated.
Is this the reason you say not to loosen the lines at the pump?
I work on trucks, mostly electronic these days, but now and then have to replace an injector on a mechanical engine. Generally, it's a lot easier to remove all the lines as a unit from both the I.P. and the injectors. Usually there are a bunch of clamps and brackets holding them together, just takes less time to do it that way.
Excellent point about moving the "problem" injector to see if the problem moves with it!!!
I guess what I had better do is get some of those heat shields and return fuel line so I can see if I really need an injector.
I have been trying to sell this car as is, and getting a lot of interest, but the prospect of fixing it scares 'em all away. So it
looks like I've got to do the work. Not much time, I work two jobs and we recently bought "this old house"
Thank you all!