So now I have this image in my mind of some guy sparking his jumper and having a really bitchin' wee flame thrower to play with. : ) Cya, Robert
On 1/29/08, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote: > > The easiest way to clean them is pull them, rig up a way to provide > iso-alcohol to feed them at about 40psi, and then use a rechargeable > tool battery 12-18 volts and jumpers(or injector pigtail) to manually > "tap" the injectors until they all fire in a good pattern by eye. > Usually takes a few seconds and 5-15 taps per. > > On a scale of 1-10 for "I have an idea on how to do all those things > safely" > (1 = "No idea", 10 = "I do it all the time" ) if you are higher than a > 5, then do it. > > Also keep changing those filters. Would be best to pull and flush the > tank, and replace all the lines while you're at it.. or if you're tank > is questionable anyhow.. good excuse to replace it. > > Jim Akiba > > > > On 1/29/08, Ed Hinchey <Ed.Hinchey@erm.com> wrote: > > My 89 Wolfsy just swallowed a couple gallons of the foulest looking > orange (rust stained) gasoline that included free-phase water and rust > chunks. I drained the gas tank completely and replaced the fuel filter but > it's still spittin and sputtering. I've started to remove the injectors but > don't know to clean them after I get them out. How do I clean fuel > injectors? > > > |
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