@TugboatEng -
agree that this is the common way, but in this case it is actually the plungers and their sleeves that ultimately need to be replaced. In the early models of the these pumps there are no seals to be replaced.
Well, I already responded I think, but let's try again: I don't want to replace the injectors - I want to keep the existing ones. I do get your suggestion, but that's not an alternative.
What do you mean by "dead volume" will be a killer? It is exactly how the the original setup works. The...
@PJGD - many thanks for your input and the attached doc. I have had the same reasoning with a number of diesel service firms but nobody wants to touch this pump. I know that the calibration protocol is more extensive for the petrol pumps, but I cannot give you a good explanation why it's...
Thanks for all the replies.
Just to be clear - many of these cars have been with their current owners for decades and long before the prices went crazy, so it's unfair to assume that every owner has spent "a few million dollars" buying one.
I have done two Megasquirt projects in the past and...
If this thread is comnpletely out of context here, I apologize and if so - maybe you can point me in the right direction.
Background
Anyway - I'm working on a Mercedes 300 SL -55 (coupe i.e. "gullwing") equipped with a Bosch mechanical direct injection system. The system is commonly considered...
