Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:26:18 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
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Well, let us say that the injectors are pressure tested, then cleaned,
caps and pintels replaced, then pressure tested again.. And no, they
don't completely disassemble the things, that would be silly,
considering how they are made - only those pintels and caps which wear,
clog, or whatever are replaced. For my own, after servicing, the
performance numbers were much better and closer together than before
servicing.
John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com
On 6/11/2010 11:53 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
> The pintel caps aren't the pintels nor are they the bores they ride in.
>
> These guys aren't rebuilding - they are cleaning& testing. And like I
> stated earlier, if it's worn it's a throw away.
>
> I'll stop short of calling any business that claims to rebuild injectors
> crooks but they are definitely in the grey area.
>
> BTW, I used to rebuild Bosch diesel injectors for myself& friends and I
> still have the pressure tester needed to test them. Mechanical diesel
> injectors are just poppet valves set to open at about 4 BAR and the housings
> can be disassembled. But even with these, you don't rebuild the injectors -
> you replace injectors that fail with new ones. Someone "rebuilding" these
> can't afford to drop in new injectors because the cost is higher than the
> service they are offering.
>
> Tom
> www.towercooler.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> Karl Wolz
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 11:37 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
>
> I just looked at their web site. They do NOT disassemble them, but do a
> very thorough cleaning, and replace the pintel caps (I don't know either!).
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> |Of Alistair Bell
> |Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 9:24 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
> |
> |you have to take pics of them if you can. I'm really curious as how
> |they get them apart.
> |
> |cheers
> |
> |alistair
> |
> |
> |On 11-Jun-10, at 9:05 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
> |
> |Sorry - I should have said they return to you the injector tips and
> |the_ pintels_ that they replace.
>
>
>
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