mitsubc wrote:Grungle wrote:So the fuel pump failed the bench test - it cut out at 4000rpm. We said the delica has never (and will never) rev to 4000rpm in normal operation so just put it on and let us go, but they said they couldn't let it go with a known defect and they'd look into it.
The injectioni pump is never tested at that rpm(4,000) on the test bench. We test and adjust full load settings and cut off at around 2,200 rpms. And for starters, what did they say the cause or problem was for fuel starvation?
The story we got from the garage (who sub-contracted the pump rebuild to someone else) said it was the pickup pump, NOT the injector pump that was the problem. all the information I have is either 2nd or 3rd hand so it may not be very accurate, but they told us the injection pump was in reasonable condition, it was the pickup pump that failed. I'm not sure why, but it sounds like a fresh set of seals did the trick. I don't really know how these pumps work or I would have asked a few more questions...
I'll post more when we get the van back - should be here in about 2 hours (assuming it makes the 1.5 hour journey back here without any problems). Last time I talked to him he said it was running and he was just adjusting the idle. My friend drew the short straw and had to go pick it up, so we'll find out more when she gets back. She's a mechanical engineer too - she's just and interested in finding out what happened as I am.
And the visas aren't too much of a problem, we've just had to reduce our 3.5 weeks for this section to 15 days, and the insurance for the delica runs out on the 4th of Dec, so we have to back in BC by then.
She'll be right mate.
9 provinces and 27 US states in an L300...
6 Australian states and territories (so far!) in a D5!
