Date:         Sat, 12 Jun 1999 10:59:02 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <synergx@IBM.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <synergx@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: fuel lines; the injector side
Comments: To: "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
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At 08:29 6/12/99 -0400, Karl F. Bloss wrote:

>What's the trick to changing those out or can I use a clamp on that
>end?

You can use a clamp, after removing the ring with Dremel tool or
similar.  However, here's the trick <g>.  Remove the fuel rail, leaving the
hose full (2") length.  Bend the hose over sideways and use a sharp narrow
knife -- I used a small pocket knife but a #11 Exacto might be ideal; sharp
utility knife probably fine -- to work a slit into the captured end.  If it
seems good to you, slit the entire hose down to the barb and then work the
slit down past the barb.  The slit doesn't have to be straight, it just has
to make it to the end of the hose.  Bending the hose away from the slit
puts the whole thing under tension and makes it much easier.

All this took me about two minutes per injector.  The proper 7mm new hose
slips over the barb and into the ring and is captured.

david


David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net