Date:         Sat, 13 May 2006 13:01:42 -0500
Reply-To:     Chuck Mathis <cmathis@HOUSTON.RR.COM>
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From:         Chuck Mathis <cmathis@HOUSTON.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Injectors - replace or keep? Rusty Bolts
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I pulled the injectors from my '85 and dropped them off at a Bosch 
injector service shop here in Houston.  Having all four cleaned and 
tested cost me about $85.  The inner and outer seals they put on them 
were kind of funky though - different sizes for the same seal on 
different injectors.  Fortunately I had a set of seals I bought from 
Ken at Vanagain a while back.  The engine ran some better.  I didn't 
bother replacing the rusty brackets but did replace the bolts holding 
them down.

  Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'

> Date:    Fri, 12 May 2006 13:37:53 -0400
> From:    robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
> Subject: Injectors - replace or keep? Rusty Bolts
>
> Hello and happy Friday to all,
>
> I have a question regarding injectors. I recently had my van in at 2
> different shops, one a vw shop the other a non vw shop.
>
> The Non-Vw shop told me I need to replace the injectors and the clamps 

> as
> they were rusty. (I  drove over the vw shop to hear their opinion)
>
> The VW shop owner who is a past VW dealer repair head mechanic told me 

> not
> to worry about, they clamps are a bit rusty but them have been holding 

> an
> injectors are working fine so don=B9t mess with it. Yes he told me the 
> clamps
> should be replaced eventually but it was not urgent.
>
> What=B9s your take?
>
> New injectors and clamps or just new clamps?
>
> The looked at the injectors and the sides of them where the ring is, is
> definitely deteriorating a bit but them seem solid.
>
> I was going to purchase some used injectors off the samba that are in 

> good
> shape.=20
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Also how do I get a bolt off that is totally rusted? I was trying to 

> put on
> new fiberglass bumper supports and the metal support has a single bolt 

> that
> is rusted tight!
>
>
> --=20
> Rob
> NYC/Long Beach, NY
> 88 Wolfsburg, Silver=20
>