[T3] Injector gas leak into engine oil?

Keith Park topnotch at nycap.rr.com
Thu Jun 15 18:00:33 PDT 2017


I took the ugly aftermarket grid, cut the lines in half so they were thinner
and looked better and pasted them over the old remains.  Worked quite well.

Keith

Topnotch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback  "Hothe"
65 Notchback  "El Baja Rojo"
93 RX7  "Redstur"
87 Golf  "Winterat" RIP
01 Sentra SE "Boremobile"
 
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On Behalf Of Daniel Nohejl
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Subject: Re: [T3] Injector gas leak into engine oil?

Does anybody actually still have a fully working defrost grid on their rear
window? Just curious.


> On Jun 15, 2017, at 3:35 PM, James Abernathy <JLA at ABMAC.COM> wrote:
> 
> Thanks...agree...should I buy a used hatch?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Fisher
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 3:27 PM
> To: T3 List
> Subject: Re: [T3] Injector gas leak into engine oil?
> 
> You have to paste on a new ugly aftermarket defroster kit, so would never
do it!
> 
> On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 12:22 PM, James Abernathy <JLA at abmac.com> wrote:
> 
>> Any clue about reviving rear window defroster on a type 3 ?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org- 
>> bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Gary Forsmo
>> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 3:13 PM
>> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
>> Subject: [T3] Injector gas leak into engine oil?
>> 
>> ?At the recommendation of Jim A. in the summer of 2010, I removed my 
>> '69 Square from 9-year storage in a (dry) barn.  Before starting the 
>> engine, Jim suggested that I have the Fuel Injectors cleaned, tested, 
>> spray-pattern tested, etc.
>> 
>> I used Valley Diesel Injection in Neenah, WI.
>> https://www.yellowpages.com/neenah-wi/mip/valley-diesel-
>> injection-460149405?lid=460149405
>> They have been in business 38 years; 5-to-9 employees and have a $500, 
>> 000 to $1,000,000 income; A+ BBB rating and they were close.
>> 
>> I gave Valley Diesel 8 injectors.  4 injectors, that had been in the
>> (stored) 1600 cc engine plus 4 more of unknown condition.
>> 
>> They return all 8 injectors:
>> 
>>   - 4 were had been cleaned, tested  and were marked "Good",
>>   - those 4 had the appropriate spray pattern;
>>   - 1 was of "questionable" condition, and
>>   - 3 were deemed "marginally unacceptable".
>> 
>> The manager and the employee who performed the work, reinforced that 
>> the first they do is:
>> 
>>   1. check all injectors, (their machines can test 8 at a time)
>>   2. use the appropriate cleaning solution and backflush, then
>>   3. view "spay pattern" to insure proper atomization, and
>>   4. record the performance of each injector = delivery of fuel.
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Gary "Frito" - '69 Squareback, FI, MT, One-owner Rockport, TX (winter) 
>> Lake Geneva, WI (summer)
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