Date:         Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:09:08 -0800
Reply-To:     Matt Ratto <mratto@UCSD.EDU>
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From:         Matt Ratto <mratto@UCSD.EDU>
Subject:      Re: still can't pull CIS injectors!
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Thanks for all the great advice. Next time I'll try either the crow or the
vice-grips solution. I'm still trying to figure out what P'Blaster is. But
of course, rather than wait for any responses, I went back out and did
something else. And, of course, what I did was sorta stupid...

I pulled the fuel line off and found a nut that fit the injector thread.
Then I put the closed side of a box wrench over the injector and attached it
with the nut. Using a small piece of wood as leverage, I pulled with all my
might on the box wrench. Lo and behold - #3 came out, snapping the o-ring in
half as it did!

Cool! (I said, full of hubris.) On to #4, same deal, pull away and I feel it
start to give. One more mighty pull, SNAP! and when I get back off the floor
(and stop the bleeding) I find... the bottom part of the injector. And you
can guess where the rest of it is.

So I have a new question - how can I get the broken injector out? I can feel
the o-ring now and I'm thinking of taking a chisel to it to try and crack it
in half. Then, I could pull the injector out with a pair of needle-nosed
pliers. But I'm worried about pieces dropping down. Any more advice? I
promise to listen this time...

always an adventure...

Matt

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Matt Ratto
Ph.D. Candidate
University of California, San Diego
mratto@ucsd.edu
http://communication.ucsd.edu/mratto
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