Good point.... that " Cuff" is to compress the original hoses on the injectors side, that is why there is no clamp, once removed (you need to to relace the hoses), they are good for the garbage. My picture are wrong, they should't show those "cuffs" on the rebuilt pictures, don't put them back, instead, use a clamp. Regards, Ben ps.: you call that a Cuff???? here goes my English Edward Maglott wrote: > I'm working on fuel line replacement with the help of Ben Huot's > excellent website here: http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm > > At the injectors there are these little metal "cuffs." What is their > purpose? How are the short hoses attached with no clamps on the > injector end? It looks like I could get the clamp closer to the > injector if I remove them. Should I leave them on? It looks like Ben > left them on. Ben, how did you get your injectors so nice and clean? > On your website they look grungy in one photo, then sparkling clean in > the next. Or did you replace them, and what we see are the new ones? > > Edward > > > |
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