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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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I need some confirmation from you guys....As you know, I've had a no-start condition for a while...went out tonite, and she fired right up, but didn't want to run, unless I held the TB blades open a bit...I've already got the idle screw adjusted out as far as it will go.....she died after a while, and would not restart...I was looking around, trying to figure out what had happened, and I noticed what appeared to be small puffs of smoke coming out around the injectors....cranked it over some more, and sure enough, puffs of smoke around the injectors where they go into the bungs, and into the fuel rail....appeared to be very small quantities of gas down in the valleys of the intake manifold. I'm assuming that I have some bad o-rings on the injectors.....so....I'm hoping you guys will say, yep, that's why she won't start.....let me know if I'm on the right track here, please.....
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Well, you definetly shouldn't be seeing that! I see by your profile you changed the OEM injectors to SVO, can't remember which injectors it was, but some can bottom out... was there two places for the clips?
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Yep, thats why she wont start



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Yep, thats why she wont start



Thanx...I've been chasin this problem for a few months....guess it pays to pay more attention to what's gonin' on...just never caught it before...I guess I was to pre-occupied with the electrical side of things......
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Originally Posted by rick lambert
Well, you definetly shouldn't be seeing that! I see by your profile you changed the OEM injectors to SVO, can't remember which injectors it was, but some can bottom out... was there two places for the clips?
Yep....gonna pull 'em out, and replace the o-rings....think I'll give them a few pulses while I've got everything off, just to make sure of the spray pattern, and to make sure they are not leaking.....
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