Update on leaky injector
Post Fiend
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
And since the engine and fuel filter are much higher than the tank fuel level, a vacuum is what holds the fuel up there.
Air leaks in, fuel returns to the lowest level possible, ie the fuel tank.
Air leaks in, fuel returns to the lowest level possible, ie the fuel tank.
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From: Mi'kma'ki
haha yeah.i lived in fl for a while.let me tell ya,when you get used to that 80/90+ and high humidity,them 40 degree cold spells really hit you hard.40 would feel like heat wave again in many parts lol.
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The low here last night was 24 on my back porch,supposed to be the same all week.One more fuel question,The line going from the filter to the IP does it have to be a metal line,or can I have a hydrolic type line made? I got some material and used the old fittings but they are in rough shape.No fuel leak but maybe air.
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
The filter to IP line has those funny packings on the line side to seal it.
You could run regular fuel line as far as the pressure goes, but I would be worried that vibration with the regular fuel line laying on the injection lines may cause problems down the road.
Either an injection line failing or the fuel line rubbing through.
You will be limited in what you can use by the fitting on the IP, can't remember what threads it has where it screws into the IP.
From memory that is not a standard thread used on normal pipe fittings.
You could run regular fuel line as far as the pressure goes, but I would be worried that vibration with the regular fuel line laying on the injection lines may cause problems down the road.
Either an injection line failing or the fuel line rubbing through.
You will be limited in what you can use by the fitting on the IP, can't remember what threads it has where it screws into the IP.
From memory that is not a standard thread used on normal pipe fittings.
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Never mind about the gromments,I found them at Pensacola diesel,they have a sack full of them...they are expensive...30 to 40 cents apiece,Im picking up mine along with a new set of injectors tommorow.
