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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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blown injector

my father's f-700 blew an injector out of the motor today. i havent seen it yet but he said it even blew out a piece of the cast the injector screws into. mid 90's truck with a big cummins. just wondering what could cause an injector to blow out like that??? thanks


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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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my father's f-700 blew an injector out of the motor today. i havent seen it yet but he said it even blew out a piece of the cast the injector screws into. mid 90's truck with a big cummins. just wondering what could cause an injector to blow out like that??? thanks


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One of my old Freightliner trucks did that but it had the N14 Cummins in it, it also had nearly 1m miles. I was told the injector was loose in the bore for some time and eventually got loose enough to blow out. The cylinder head and injector had to be replaced -- little over $2000.
 
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