Posted by 400D Guy on March 29, 2012 at 13:37:32 from (69.76.146.214):
I'm pretty happy. That seal that was leaking isn't leaking any more. I put 3 hours on it yesterday pulling various things around to break in the rebuilt motor, and not a single hint of oil was coming from the seal area. It must have healed itself following the first 2 hours of breaking-in the other day. Very happy about it.
On another note, the injection pump is now dropping one drip of diesel every 3 seconds, up from one drip per 6 seconds. Folks at Iowa Injection tell me one drop every 5 seconds is the top end of OK. Is there anything you can add to slow it down? The pump pressure is very good, and is almost pegging the pressure meter (about 1/8" from the right hand peg).
Thinking about adding a catch jar with a little hose connecting the drain pipe to the top of the jar, placing it below the bottom of the pump. A pint or so every few hours is what I would probably catch. (Hate the mess of dripping diesel on the concrete floor.)
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