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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Injector question

What is meant by long lead injector, I have a set of letter code AE.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 08:50 PM
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Ford attempted to reduce the cackle by putting an AE injector in cylinder #8. This injector is often starved of fuel and oil as it fires right after #6. The design of the injector allows it to inject the same amount of fuel as the others.
 
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 08:53 PM
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Do all the trucks have these #8 AEs?
 
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 11:29 PM
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AE injectors get the name "long lead" because the pilot shot is slightly larger than the AD injectors.

Also some trucks didn't come with an AE injector at #8.

Early 99's did not have an AE injector in the #8 hole. Also they had AB injectors instead of AD.

Many 99.5's didn't have AE injectors either.
 
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