Highway Man and the Pump!
The Morning 0600 hrs has arrived, I opened the front Door to a Knacker clanging
chilling 4 Degrees and decided to turn on the old Paint stripping Heat Gun over the
V.E. Injecter Pump to help minimize the snapping of any retaining bolts or Studs while trying to disassemble my Pump to repair the blowen Top Gasket in my
"D21", then made the first "Cuppa" to start an interesting day!
In my past, I have been a nasty Critic of the Nissan Dealerships for the lousy
prices they charge for their lousy quality Parts, along with the lack of Verble
Service a lot of us have received, yet , in the instance of approaching this job, I
had called at "The Rockingham Nissan Dealership", and asked the Service Chap
the Four questions I needed to know before I started,{you see the last time i
worked on any "Injecter Pump", was on an Inline pump from a "AEC" Auxiliary
in a "Navy Frigate" of WW11 vintage 44 years ago in my second year of my apprenticeship, and now after three Strokes and much loss of my Memories
i was about to step up to the Wicket and attempt my second innings at this!}
The Service Chappie answered all my questions and while waiting for our Forum Member "boogieboots"who had offered to help me I reread my "New Workshop Manual" then laid out the tools required for our days work, then made another cup of Tea!
The questions I ask the Nissan Chappie were:
1.When i undid and lifted the pump top, would anything fall out which I should watch for? Answer was: No!
2. should I order any other Gaskets or Seals that could be required to complete this job in one hit? Answer, No!
Questions 3. and 4. sorry, I have forgotten them, "Memory loss, remember"
but at least i know they all worked and "Boogieboots" arrived, and we got started on the job!
We had a couple of small hang-ups that slowed us down, a little like, where I kept my spare Fencing Wire or Hammer, always a necessity in most jobs
and I did find two "O/Ring seals that should be replaced as well on the Throttle-
Spindle as my are a little bit Pitted, {probably damaged from "B.P's" stuff-up}
in changing the Diesel Formula which is why we will be paying out for many New Seals and O/Rings, I do hope our State Governments are going to do the same with their "Countless Smoking Diesels Engines" before the next Crop Harvest
Loads!
My very sincere Thanks to "BoogieBoots" for his valuable help rendered to me,
and "Black_Outlaw" for his offer of help as well, as "doug696" and his offer of help with his long Straw, then Two Others who have both passed on much advice and Photos and chuckles, and they are:"Plenzen of Canada" and last but
not least "waynsworld" of the USof A, somewhere to our East I think,LoL
And last but not least, The big news for the day is:
"I have lost my Leak"!
All my best too you all, and in three days I will be off on my next trip!
Highway Man!