I have Biobor and main filters arriving soon, will also order some proper diesel fuel hoses and clamps.
Valve adjustment is monday.
So that's three different "factors" i'm addressing.. air leaks, valve out of adjustment, and my fuel system being infected. I'm hoping that if i tackle all of these factors at once it will solve the lumpiness and maybe even improve some performance as well.
I also have some Diesel Additive / Fuel Injection Cleaner on hand that i just got recently. Is it safe to put this in along with the Biobor each time i refill? Or should i focus on the Biobor for several tanks and then get to the additive after that?
I will hold off on tackling the fuel tank filter for now. The line back there looks to be ok too.
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Originally Posted by vwnate1
The fuel hose is important to be DIESEL RATED else it will turn to soft mush in a few months .
Just be smart and buy the right stuff, the proper hose clamps are # 12 or 14, I prefer the #12's but they're snug to slide onto the hose .
The clear plastic primary screen (it's NOT a filter) can be removed and blown out backwards if it keeps clogging up . (BT, DT) .
Get some Biobor A.S.A.P. as the fungus is growing and spreading as you're reading this and the car is sitting quietly at the curb .
I hope you know to look in pawn and thrift shops for decent used tools, no need to go all out and buy Mechanic's kits, just buy a giid box and slowly fill it with the tools you need for each job at hand .
The valve adjust needs the special bent 14MM wrenches plus a 22MM socket and ratchet, 13MM socket and 6" extension, stepped typ feeler gauges, those usually remain unlosd at shops because no one knows what they are anymore so a good KD or Blue Point American made one can be $5 ~ $10 .
Make sure it has both .004" & .014" blades, not all have the .004" .
I helped some guys once in Long Beach, they said thank you by stealing a truck load of tools I happened to have there at that moment and I needed to get back to work Monday so I managed to fully kit out for $1,000 including a battered but still good (50 years later) Kennedy rollaway box on large casters .
Lots of old Craftsman, Japanese and even some Chinese tools now make up my kit, (Alltrade is good Chinese stuff) .
Either way you choose to go is good, I prefer to do my own works and have the tools on hand but you only need what you need .
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