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Page 2B.1 in Haynes.
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Oldiebut goodie wrote:Page 2B.1 in Haynes.

i do not have a haynes manual :cry:
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Get one then! If you want to work on the engine it is the obvious reference book.
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make sure your compression tester is suitable for diesels as a cheap petrol one wont go high enough
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not given up yet, just done a compression test and they are all between 300-400 psi, timing and pump are spot on , i do not know what to do next
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might help if you told us the problem..
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kevtherev wrote:might help if you told us the problem..

losing power and it cuts out
1st one360
2nd one 360
3rd one 400
4th one 320
all in tollerences :ok
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Unlikely to be compression anyway - I would be looking at the fuel supply. Clean out fuel lines, all banjos, check for air leaks. Banjo on top of filter from tank is first to get blocked with crud.
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have you bled the lines?
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Oldiebut goodie wrote:Unlikely to be compression anyway - I would be looking at the fuel supply. Clean out fuel lines, all banjos, check for air leaks. Banjo on top of filter from tank is first to get blocked with crud.

i have replaced all the fuel lines, i do not have a banjo type filter, i have a skoda one, straight in straight out
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kevtherev wrote:have you bled the lines?

yes, i have got one of them squashy bottles on to make it easier
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