Pug diesels are rare in the US. MB's are pretty easy to find. Parts
the same.
Joe Acquisto wrote:
Drove Peugeots for years. We called them pumps.
Very effective little buggers, but prone to fail, if the oil sump is not
looked after.
Most people never looked after the oil, so it was a big
Hi Joe,HI all,
I have found a cheap alternative for the vacuum
pumps.In the scrap yard you can find a vacuum
amplifier from diesel Peugeot or maybe from another
car-the diesels usually need an amplifier to increase
the force to the break discs-gasoline engines take the
Wow you are doing big volumes! Makes my setup look like a joke. Well I
did try what I proposed. The last wash I let settle for two hours while
heating. I drained a fair bit of water out once it reached 50 degrees
centigrade and then ran the vacuum pump. The vacuum seemed to cause
more
Drove Peugeots for years. We called them pumps.
Very effective little buggers, but prone to fail, if the oil sump is not looked
after.
Most people never looked after the oil, so it was a big spare parts item.
Also, the diaphram was a failure point. Mercedes diesels used a very similar
Great news Rumen and thanks for the offer;
Ok; for starters, and with regard to reducing the wash cycles here is
what I learned last night. Two hours after the first wash was turned
off, I drained one liter of wash water ( I use 4 liters to wash) and set
the beaker aside overnight. My
