D850 Injector Pump Mistake!!

Tractor In a Boat

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Kubota D850
Mar 21, 2021
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Hi, I have a generally very reliable d850 engine in my boat. I’m desperate to take the family out but have got myself in a pickle and am hoping someone can help before I really mess things up!!

I’m generally not too bad with engines but certainly no expert!!

I recently replaced my glow plugs, which now work great. However, in order to replace one of them I needed to removed two of the in injector pump nozzle things and the pipes that run to the injectors.

I realised after I changed the glow plugs that I only needed to remove the fuel lines and not the injector pump nozzle which the fuel lines screw onto.

when I took the injector pump nozzle out it came complete with a spring and some other parts which I was careful not to lose.

My problem now is that when removing the nozzle and flake of paint dropped into the diesel inside the pump!!!

nightmare!!

I now need to get the paint out of the pump. Does anyone know the best way to do this without causing more problems for myself??
can I unbolt the pump and clean it out without upsetting the timing?

Is there anything I need to watch out for, like small parts dropping off when I pull it out?

also, do the nozzles/timing get upset when you remove them from the pump and reinstall them?

thanks in advance!! I think I’ll be a frequent user of these forums and I hope this answer